The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melody Thomas finished 126th of 649 men in the Open division at Manchester 2023, in 1:18:06, faster than 81% of the field.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:33 quicker than the median and 37th of 649. The race faded late: the second half went 2:24 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:24, ahead of 97% 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. 10:57 slower than at Birmingham 2022, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:02Running 1 4:41v median −1:22
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 5:21v median +0:11
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 4:23v median −1:18
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Block 04 8:10Running 4 4:31v median −1:09
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Block 05 13:17Running 5 8:24v median +2:37
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Block 06 6:11Running 6 4:40v median −1:04
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Block 07 10:24Running 7 5:07v median −0:37
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Block 08 9:32Running 8 5:18v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:24
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.