The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samantha Barker finished 222nd of 825 women in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:23:43, faster than 73% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 95% of the field beaten on the stations, against 61% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 4:22 ahead of the median.
Manchester ran slow: the 795 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:18 slower here than at their other races. An improvement of 4:01 on London Excel 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:41Running 1 3:45v median −0:27
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 5:23v median −0:33
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Block 03 10:50Running 3 6:23v median +0:07
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Block 04 8:31Running 4 6:12v median −0:06
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Block 05 11:56Running 5 6:14v median −0:14
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 6:02v median −0:21
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Block 07 9:49Running 7 6:09v median −0:05
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Block 08 9:59Running 8 4:57v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:34
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.