The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Gemma Baker crossed the line in 1:21:52: 184th of 825 women, faster than 78% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:27 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:09 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:21, was faster than 86% of the field.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:18.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:31Running 1 3:28v median −0:44
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 5:09v median −0:47
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 5:16v median −1:00
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Block 04 11:27Running 4 7:13v median +0:55
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Block 05 10:48Running 5 5:32v median −0:56
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 5:24v median −0:59
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Block 07 10:25Running 7 5:17v median −0:57
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Block 08 10:30Running 8 4:26v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:21
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.