The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:37 at Manchester 2026 put Mellissa Salmon 274th of 825 women in the Open division, ahead of 67% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 82% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 40% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:01 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:12 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:18 more than the average race this season, going by 795 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:53Running 1 3:29v median −0:43
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 5:01v median −0:55
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Block 03 10:53Running 3 5:21v median −0:55
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Block 04 12:05Running 4 5:22v median −0:56
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Block 05 10:59Running 5 5:30v median −0:58
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 5:30v median −0:53
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Block 07 11:11Running 7 5:33v median −0:41
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Block 08 12:17Running 8 4:38v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:30
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.