The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:25 at Manchester 2026 put Diane Mickleburgh 252nd of 825 women in the Open division, ahead of 70% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:51 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:40 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Manchester ran slow: the 795 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:18 slower here than at their other races. That was 2:02 off the time at London Excel 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:17Running 1 3:21v median −0:51
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 5:29v median −0:27
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Block 03 10:34Running 3 5:31v median −0:45
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Block 04 15:15Running 4 9:03v median +2:45
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Block 05 10:41Running 5 5:54v median −0:34
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:19v median −1:04
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Block 07 9:35Running 7 5:17v median −0:57
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Block 08 10:32Running 8 4:20v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:08
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.