The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2023, Tom Wordsworth & Anne Fitzpatrick crossed the line in 1:11:19: 39th of 211 mixed teams, faster than 82% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:49 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Manchester ran slow: the 137 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:50 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:05Running 1 5:45v median −1:03
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:38v median −0:58
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Block 03 8:31Running 3 4:53v median −1:01
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Block 04 7:50Running 4 4:44v median −1:14
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 4:55v median −1:10
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 4:42v median −1:17
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Block 07 8:33Running 7 4:45v median −1:14
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Block 08 9:15Running 8 5:01v median −1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:27
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 203
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 203 mixed teams who finished.