The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:08 at Manchester 2026 put Anna Bruce 228th of 825 women in the Open division, ahead of 72% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 84% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 47% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 3:37 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:06, ahead of 91% 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. 4:08 slower than at Poznan 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:52Running 1 3:30v median −0:42
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 4:54v median −1:02
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Block 03 10:24Running 3 5:15v median −1:01
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Block 04 10:55Running 4 5:24v median −0:54
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 5:33v median −0:55
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:25v median −0:58
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Block 07 11:08Running 7 5:29v median −0:45
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Block 08 12:42Running 8 4:32v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:06
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.