The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Brad Walker finished 190th of 649 men in the Open division at Manchester 2023, in 1:22:35, faster than 71% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 84% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 53% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:19 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:39Running 1 5:35v median −0:28
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:45v median −0:25
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Block 03 9:26Running 3 4:43v median −0:58
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Block 04 10:40Running 4 4:49v median −0:51
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:53v median −0:54
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:00v median −0:44
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Block 07 11:43Running 7 5:01v median −0:43
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Block 08 11:40Running 8 5:32v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:22
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.