The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Catherine Ballard finished 80th of 281 women in the Open division at Manchester 2023, in 1:24:59, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:13 from the median.
Manchester ran slow: the 160 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 4:40 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:48Running 1 5:58v median −0:58
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 5:12v median −0:34
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Block 03 10:34Running 3 5:26v median −0:40
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Block 04 12:10Running 4 5:29v median −0:40
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:26v median −0:47
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 5:19v median −0:52
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Block 07 10:21Running 7 5:28v median −0:39
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Block 08 10:34Running 8 6:11v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:31
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 273
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 273 women who finished.