The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Parsons finished 426th of 649 men in the Open division at Manchester 2023, in 1:37:21.
The stations carried this race: faster than 61% of the field across all eight, against 23% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 1:21 quicker than the median and 168th of 649. The race faded late: the second half went 5:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:55Running 1 6:25v median +0:22
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 5:18v median +0:08
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 5:47v median +0:06
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Block 04 12:38Running 4 7:05v median +1:25
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Block 05 11:37Running 5 6:44v median +0:57
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 6:19v median +0:35
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Block 07 13:15Running 7 6:31v median +0:47
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Block 08 15:01Running 8 9:35v median +3:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:15
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.