The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2023, Nicholas Jackson crossed the line in 1:28:47: 296th of 649 men, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:58 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:31 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:39Running 1 5:21v median −0:42
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:45v median −0:25
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Block 03 10:35Running 3 5:46v median +0:05
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Block 04 11:40Running 4 5:11v median −0:29
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 5:22v median −0:25
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 5:19v median −0:25
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Block 07 12:33Running 7 5:12v median −0:32
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Block 08 13:52Running 8 6:12v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:36
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.