The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2023, Jade Bjorndal & Joseph Bjorndal crossed the line in 1:19:27: 86th of 211 mixed teams, faster than 59% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 70% of the field beaten on the stations, against 46% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:39 quicker than the median and 43rd of 211. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:19 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:49Running 1 7:19v median +0:31
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 5:54v median +0:18
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Block 03 9:02Running 3 6:05v median +0:11
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Block 04 9:13Running 4 6:08v median +0:10
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 6:08v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:55v median −0:04
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Block 07 9:09Running 7 6:03v median +0:04
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Block 08 9:59Running 8 6:21v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:22
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.