The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Phil Astles & Emma Heredge finished 144th of 211 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2023, in 1:27:55.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 9% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:01 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:11 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:49Running 1 6:28v median −0:20
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Block 02 8:50Running 2 5:44v median +0:08
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Block 03 11:23Running 3 6:02v median +0:08
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Block 04 10:25Running 4 6:10v median +0:12
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 6:02v median −0:03
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 5:58v median −0:01
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Block 07 11:21Running 7 6:20v median +0:21
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Block 08 11:31Running 8 6:25v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:46
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.