The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martin Wells & Katie Wells finished 157th of 211 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2023, in 1:30:28.
The runs carried this race: faster than 53% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 5% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:24 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:29Running 1 7:09v median +0:21
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 5:36v median +0:00
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Block 03 9:53Running 3 5:44v median −0:10
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Block 04 11:34Running 4 5:50v median −0:08
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 6:02v median −0:03
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 5:55v median −0:04
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Block 07 11:58Running 7 5:57v median −0:02
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Block 08 12:40Running 8 6:22v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:58
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.