The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sophie Whittaker & Louise Jowett finished 71st of 291 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2023, in 1:19:19, faster than 76% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 91% of the field beaten on the stations, against 58% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:07 on the median. A harder second half: 3:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Manchester ran slow: the 198 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:41 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:03Running 1 7:09v median +0:03
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 5:44v median −0:16
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Block 03 8:29Running 3 5:59v median −0:23
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Block 04 9:23Running 4 6:01v median −0:23
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 6:06v median −0:19
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 6:14v median −0:11
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Block 07 11:22Running 7 7:29v median +1:01
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Block 08 9:04Running 8 6:26v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:49
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 284
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 284 women's teams who finished.