The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:31 at Manchester 2023 put Ben Dawber 233rd of 649 men in the Open division, ahead of 64% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:14 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Manchester ran slow: the 373 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:09 slower here than at their other races. 0:20 slower than at London 2022, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:47Running 1 5:40v median −0:23
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 4:55v median −0:15
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 5:16v median −0:25
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Block 04 10:20Running 4 5:09v median −0:31
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 5:06v median −0:41
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 5:09v median −0:35
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Block 07 11:48Running 7 5:11v median −0:33
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Block 08 12:35Running 8 5:50v median −0:45
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.