The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sophie Carlile finished 301st of 825 women in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:28:01, faster than 64% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 79% of the field beaten on the stations, against 56% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:31 on the median. A harder second half: 1:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:21Running 1 4:13v median +0:01
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 5:51v median −0:05
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Block 03 10:34Running 3 6:02v median −0:14
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Block 04 12:10Running 4 6:05v median −0:13
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Block 05 11:41Running 5 6:17v median −0:11
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Block 06 8:52Running 6 6:22v median −0:01
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Block 07 9:00Running 7 6:22v median +0:08
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Block 08 10:34Running 8 5:07v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:35
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.