The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Price finished 278th of 649 men in the Open division at Manchester 2023, in 1:27:38, faster than 57% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:58 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:34 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 3:09. 4:18 slower than at London 2022, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:29Running 1 5:11v median −0:52
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 4:59v median −0:11
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Block 03 9:43Running 3 5:16v median −0:25
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Block 04 10:20Running 4 5:12v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 5:15v median −0:32
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:34v median −0:10
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Block 07 12:40Running 7 5:19v median −0:25
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Block 08 14:41Running 8 6:26v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
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.