The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Holly Ballinger finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:15:31 for 82nd of 825 women in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:26 on the median. Time in the roxzone, 4:01, was faster than 93% 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. 0:26 slower than at London Excel 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:56Running 1 3:17v median −0:55
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 4:52v median −1:04
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 5:13v median −1:03
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Block 04 10:20Running 4 5:05v median −1:13
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:20v median −1:08
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 5:02v median −1:21
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Block 07 9:39Running 7 5:04v median −1:10
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Block 08 9:39Running 8 4:07v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:01
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.