The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2023, Ben Williams crossed the line in 1:27:55: 283rd of 649 men, faster than 56% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 65% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 42% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:21 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 7:07 worse 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. That was 2:59 off the time at Birmingham 2022.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:48Running 1 5:43v median −0:20
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 4:54v median −0:16
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 5:21v median −0:20
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Block 04 11:08Running 4 5:19v median −0:21
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:35v median −0:12
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 5:36v median −0:08
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Block 07 11:01Running 7 5:40v median −0:04
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Block 08 17:16Running 8 6:08v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:21
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.