The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:43:54 at Manchester 2023 put Brendon O'Shea 491st of 649 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 40% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:40, behind 87% of the field.
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 11:44Running 1 7:02v median +0:59
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Block 02 9:24Running 2 5:56v median +0:46
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Block 03 11:30Running 3 6:24v median +0:43
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Block 04 13:06Running 4 6:46v median +1:06
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Block 05 11:48Running 5 6:51v median +1:04
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Block 06 9:07Running 6 6:56v median +1:12
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Block 07 12:36Running 7 7:15v median +1:31
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Block 08 16:06Running 8 8:18v median +1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:40
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.