The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2023, Laura Ward & Anthony Mcshane crossed the line in 1:17:14: 69th of 211 mixed teams, faster than 67% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 75% of the field beaten on the stations, against 50% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 4:04 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:29, was faster than 90% of the field.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 2:50 more than the average race this season, going by 137 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:57Running 1 6:09v median −0:39
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 5:14v median −0:22
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Block 03 8:21Running 3 5:23v median −0:31
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Block 04 8:20Running 4 5:40v median −0:18
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 5:45v median −0:20
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:49v median −0:10
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 5:59v median +0:00
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Block 08 12:48Running 8 9:01v median +2:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:29
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.