The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tim Boyd & Sara Lang finished 324th of 410 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2024, in 1:28:48.
The runs carried this race: faster than 36% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 5% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:52 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Manchester gave the field time back: about 1:07 faster than the average race this season, by 274 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:38Running 1 4:14v median +0:17
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 5:43v median +0:15
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 5:57v median +0:17
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Block 04 11:40Running 4 6:04v median +0:23
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Block 05 11:35Running 5 6:23v median +0:34
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Block 06 8:21Running 6 6:21v median +0:37
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Block 07 12:57Running 7 6:19v median +0:32
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Block 08 11:22Running 8 6:54v median +0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:44
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.