The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:28 at Manchester 2026 put Emily Shieldhouse 155th of 825 women in the Open division, ahead of 81% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:09 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:13 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:16, was faster than 87% of the field.
Manchester ran slow: the 795 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:18 slower here than at their other races. 11:22 faster than at London Excel 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:21Running 1 5:31v median +1:19
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 5:20v median −0:36
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 5:32v median −0:44
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 5:31v median −0:47
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:22v median −1:06
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 5:21v median −1:02
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Block 07 9:37Running 7 5:10v median −1:04
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Block 08 10:04Running 8 4:14v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:16
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.