The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2023, Sean Francos crossed the line in 1:22:51: 197th of 649 men, faster than 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 54% on the stations. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:16 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:17 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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
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Block 01 9:36Running 1 5:13v median −0:50
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Block 02 8:28Running 2 4:44v median −0:26
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 5:03v median −0:38
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Block 04 10:26Running 4 5:07v median −0:33
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 5:10v median −0:37
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Block 06 8:01Running 6 5:17v median −0:27
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Block 07 9:57Running 7 4:59v median −0:45
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Block 08 11:11Running 8 5:40v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:54
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.