The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2023, Ben Flannery & Craig Williamson crossed the line in 1:10:06: 72nd of 229 men's teams, faster than 69% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:47 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:58 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:16Running 1 5:23v median −0:52
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Block 02 5:51Running 2 4:33v median −0:36
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Block 03 8:19Running 3 5:13v median −0:19
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Block 04 7:27Running 4 5:05v median −0:29
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Block 05 9:06Running 5 5:13v median −0:28
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 5:00v median −0:34
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Block 07 7:42Running 7 5:08v median −0:29
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Block 08 12:01Running 8 5:09v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:11
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.