The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2023, Robert WHITBY crossed the line in 1:29:44: 316th of 649 men, faster than 51% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 67% of the field across all eight, against 37% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:49 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:10 better against the middle of the field 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. 0:07 slower than at London 2022, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:18Running 1 6:11v median +0:08
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Block 02 8:46Running 2 5:53v median +0:43
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Block 03 10:01Running 3 6:09v median +0:28
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Block 04 12:28Running 4 6:24v median +0:44
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Block 05 10:41Running 5 6:17v median +0:30
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Block 06 8:18Running 6 6:16v median +0:32
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Block 07 10:29Running 7 5:55v median +0:11
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Block 08 13:16Running 8 7:00v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
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.