The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2024, Yasmin Thompson & John Thwaite crossed the line in 1:10:12: 107th of 410 mixed teams, faster than 74% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:44 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:02 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Manchester gained about 1:07.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:14Running 1 3:09v median −0:48
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 4:43v median −0:45
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Block 03 7:58Running 3 4:49v median −0:51
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Block 04 8:42Running 4 4:59v median −0:42
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 5:02v median −0:47
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 5:11v median −0:33
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 5:16v median −0:31
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Block 08 9:24Running 8 5:04v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:32
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 408
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 408 mixed teams who finished.