The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Griffiths finished 297th of 649 men in the Open division at Manchester 2023, in 1:28:48, faster than 54% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 73% of the field across all eight, against 40% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:49 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 4:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:51Running 1 5:40v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 5:02v median −0:08
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Block 03 10:10Running 3 6:07v median +0:26
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Block 04 10:10Running 4 5:58v median +0:18
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 6:22v median +0:35
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Block 06 8:18Running 6 6:28v median +0:44
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Block 07 12:31Running 7 6:29v median +0:45
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Block 08 12:22Running 8 7:06v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:37
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.