The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:26 at Manchester 2023 put Paul Meredith 471st of 649 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 38% of the field beaten on the runs, 17% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:43. A harder second half: 2:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:30Running 1 6:46v median +0:43
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Block 02 9:42Running 2 5:42v median +0:32
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Block 03 11:08Running 3 5:54v median +0:13
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Block 04 13:57Running 4 5:54v median +0:14
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 6:20v median +0:33
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Block 06 8:45Running 6 6:07v median +0:23
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Block 07 12:50Running 7 6:12v median +0:28
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Block 08 17:22Running 8 6:52v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:11
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.