The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2023, Craig Duerden & David Callan crossed the line in 1:11:18: 82nd of 229 men's teams, faster than 64% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:17 of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:24 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 9:35Running 1 5:42v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:06Running 2 4:42v median −0:27
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Block 03 7:37Running 3 4:54v median −0:38
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Block 04 8:01Running 4 4:50v median −0:44
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 6:09v median +0:28
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:55v median −0:39
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Block 07 8:24Running 7 4:42v median −0:55
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Block 08 10:41Running 8 6:19v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:07
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.