The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Zoe Stephenson finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:14:35 for 73rd of 825 women in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:50 quicker than the median and 36th of 825. A harder second half: 2:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:07, was faster than 91% of the field.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:18 more than the average race this season, going by 795 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:12Running 1 3:19v median −0:53
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:36v median −1:20
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 4:58v median −1:18
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Block 04 8:49Running 4 4:58v median −1:20
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:06v median −1:22
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 5:06v median −1:17
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Block 07 9:47Running 7 5:32v median −0:42
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Block 08 10:39Running 8 4:02v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:07
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 807
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 807 women who finished.