The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Anderson & Andy Wallis finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2023, in 1:02:45 for 14th of 229 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 67% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:16 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Manchester ran slow: the 162 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:25 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:15Running 1 4:42v median −1:33
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Block 02 5:22Running 2 3:59v median −1:10
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Block 03 6:48Running 3 4:22v median −1:10
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Block 04 6:39Running 4 4:19v median −1:15
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Block 05 8:54Running 5 4:36v median −1:05
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Block 06 5:48Running 6 4:25v median −1:09
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Block 07 7:21Running 7 4:28v median −1:09
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Block 08 10:01Running 8 4:40v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:43
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 222
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 222 men's teams who finished.