The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rowan Wood finished 123rd of 649 men in the Open division at Manchester 2023, in 1:17:50, faster than 81% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 93% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 57% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:24 on the median. Quick through the roxzone: 3:58, ahead of 90% of the field.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 3:09 more than the average race this season, going by 373 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:38Running 1 4:53v median −1:10
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 4:13v median −0:57
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 5:02v median −0:39
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Block 04 9:11Running 4 4:34v median −1:06
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 4:41v median −1:06
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 4:30v median −1:14
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Block 07 9:44Running 7 4:37v median −1:07
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Block 08 12:17Running 8 5:15v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:58
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.