The race, in three figures
The race, in words
mark wood & Rod O'Donnell finished 96th of 229 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2023, in 1:13:21, faster than 58% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 94% of the field beaten on the stations, against 37% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:45 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:07 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Manchester ran slow: the 162 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:25 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:24Running 1 9:01v median +2:46
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Block 02 5:36Running 2 4:24v median −0:45
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 8:06v median +2:34
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Block 04 7:22Running 4 4:56v median −0:38
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 5:13v median −0:28
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 5:16v median −0:18
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Block 07 8:06Running 7 5:18v median −0:19
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Block 08 9:23Running 8 5:54v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:34
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.