The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Nicola Dermody crossed the line in 1:28:16: 309th of 825 women, faster than 63% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 72% of the field across all eight, against 49% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:19 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:49 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 9:00Running 1 4:08v median −0:04
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 6:14v median +0:18
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Block 03 10:39Running 3 6:18v median +0:02
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Block 04 11:47Running 4 6:25v median +0:07
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Block 05 11:57Running 5 6:41v median +0:13
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Block 06 8:48Running 6 6:29v median +0:06
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Block 07 11:37Running 7 6:25v median +0:11
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Block 08 10:57Running 8 5:22v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:49
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.