The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Lane finished 247th of 649 men in the Open division at Manchester 2023, in 1:25:16, faster than 62% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 70% of the field across all eight, against 48% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:12 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:46 better against the middle of the field 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 9:00Running 1 4:51v median −1:12
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:25v median −0:45
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Block 03 11:51Running 3 8:09v median +2:28
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Block 04 12:58Running 4 8:09v median +2:29
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 6:26v median +0:39
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 4:59v median −0:45
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 5:09v median −0:35
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Block 08 11:33Running 8 5:22v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:16
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.