The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2023, Martin Richardson crossed the line in 1:16:34: 105th of 649 men, faster than 84% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 96% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 57% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:10 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:50 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 3:09.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:50Running 1 4:32v median −1:31
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 3:50v median −1:20
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Block 03 8:44Running 3 4:33v median −1:08
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Block 04 9:38Running 4 4:24v median −1:16
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Block 05 9:16Running 5 4:32v median −1:15
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:32v median −1:12
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Block 07 10:53Running 7 4:20v median −1:24
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Block 08 11:37Running 8 5:12v median −1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:33
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.