The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:32:57 at Manchester 2026 put Christina Hepenstal 402nd of 825 women in the Open division, ahead of 51% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 89% of the field across all eight, against 32% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:57 quicker than the median and 5th of 825. The race faded late: the second half went 1:30 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:35 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:01Running 1 4:45v median +0:33
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Block 02 8:50Running 2 6:29v median +0:33
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Block 03 10:18Running 3 6:25v median +0:09
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Block 04 13:14Running 4 7:09v median +0:51
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Block 05 12:59Running 5 7:41v median +1:13
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Block 06 8:47Running 6 6:43v median +0:20
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Block 07 8:31Running 7 6:19v median +0:05
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Block 08 11:41Running 8 6:32v median +1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:43
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.