The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rob Taylor & Owen Thom finished 40th of 229 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2023, in 1:06:50, faster than 83% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 91% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:56 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:21, was faster than 92% of the field.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:25 more than the average race this season, going by 162 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:27Running 1 5:27v median −0:48
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Block 02 5:58Running 2 4:24v median −0:45
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Block 03 8:01Running 3 4:38v median −0:54
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Block 04 8:11Running 4 4:41v median −0:53
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Block 05 8:46Running 5 4:38v median −1:03
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Block 06 6:18Running 6 4:47v median −0:47
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 4:43v median −0:54
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Block 08 9:00Running 8 5:01v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:21
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.