The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Walker finished 608th of 649 men in the Open division at Manchester 2023, in 2:04:55.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 9:11. A harder second half: 4:59 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 12:19Running 1 7:31v median +1:28
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Block 02 10:59Running 2 6:22v median +1:12
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Block 03 15:53Running 3 8:39v median +2:58
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Block 04 16:19Running 4 7:18v median +1:38
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Block 05 12:39Running 5 6:45v median +0:58
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Block 06 9:19Running 6 6:33v median +0:49
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Block 07 13:41Running 7 6:49v median +1:05
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Block 08 26:06Running 8 10:08v median +3:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:49
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.