The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:26 at Manchester 2023 put Gerard Hargreaves on the age-group podium: 3rd of 20 in the 55–59 age group.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:11. Stronger after halfway: 1:38 better against the middle of the field 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:03Running 1 5:36v median −0:27
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 4:44v median −0:26
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Block 03 9:46Running 3 4:53v median −0:48
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Block 04 13:12Running 4 5:00v median −0:40
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 5:14v median −0:33
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 4:58v median −0:46
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Block 07 10:34Running 7 5:04v median −0:40
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Block 08 13:21Running 8 5:51v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:40
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.