The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2023, Ashleigh Townsend crossed the line in 1:28:50: 299th of 649 men, faster than 54% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 67% of the field beaten on the stations, against 47% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:33 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:10 better 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:40Running 1 6:03v median +0:00
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 5:00v median −0:10
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Block 03 11:04Running 3 5:58v median +0:17
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Block 04 11:36Running 4 6:00v median +0:20
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:57v median +0:10
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 5:55v median +0:11
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 5:57v median +0:13
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Block 08 11:05Running 8 6:51v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:00
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.