The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for James Bower at Manchester 2023: 1:12:53, 61st of 649 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:07 on the median. A harder second half: 1:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:42, ahead of 94% of the field.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 3:09 more than the average race this season, going by 373 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for James Bower.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:53Running 1 4:53v median −1:10
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 4:26v median −0:44
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Block 03 8:25Running 3 4:46v median −0:55
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Block 04 8:37Running 4 4:43v median −0:57
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 4:54v median −0:53
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 5:02v median −0:42
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Block 07 9:19Running 7 4:44v median −1:00
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Block 08 11:04Running 8 5:33v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:42
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 625
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 625 men who finished.