The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Ward finished 343rd of 649 men in the Open division at Manchester 2023, in 1:31:57.
The runs carried this race: faster than 58% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 35% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 1:46 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:57 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 3:09 more than the average race this season, going by 373 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:27Running 1 6:13v median +0:10
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Block 02 10:00Running 2 5:13v median +0:03
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 5:33v median −0:08
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Block 04 12:56Running 4 5:29v median −0:11
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:37v median −0:10
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:36v median −0:08
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Block 07 11:07Running 7 5:34v median −0:10
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Block 08 13:45Running 8 6:18v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:32
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.