The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Phil Stewart finished 179th of 649 men in the Open division at Manchester 2023, in 1:21:54, faster than 72% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 80% of the field beaten on the stations, against 52% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:20 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:57, ahead of 90% of the field.
Manchester ran slow: the 373 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:09 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 9:38Running 1 5:41v median −0:22
-
Block 02 7:31Running 2 5:06v median −0:04
-
Block 03 9:07Running 3 5:33v median −0:08
-
Block 04 12:44Running 4 7:15v median +1:35
-
Block 05 10:22Running 5 6:06v median +0:19
-
Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:26v median −0:18
-
Block 07 9:58Running 7 5:17v median −0:27
-
Block 08 11:38Running 8 6:08v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:57
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.