The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2023, Ben Pickering crossed the line in 1:16:42: 106th of 649 men, faster than 84% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:33 on the median. A harder second half: 2:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 3:09 more than the average race this season, going by 373 athletes who raced both. Ben Pickering's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:49Running 1 5:26v median −0:37
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 4:39v median −0:31
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Block 03 8:47Running 3 4:59v median −0:42
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Block 04 8:28Running 4 5:00v median −0:40
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 5:11v median −0:36
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Block 06 7:07Running 6 5:08v median −0:36
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 5:07v median −0:37
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Block 08 11:52Running 8 5:25v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:28
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.