The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bethany Ashworth finished 485th of 825 women in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:37:33.
The runs carried this race: faster than 54% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 34% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:21 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:01Running 1 4:03v median −0:09
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Block 02 8:28Running 2 5:56v median +0:00
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Block 03 12:37Running 3 6:46v median +0:30
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Block 04 13:26Running 4 6:24v median +0:06
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Block 05 11:45Running 5 6:13v median −0:15
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 6:07v median −0:16
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Block 07 13:42Running 7 6:12v median −0:02
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Block 08 13:05Running 8 5:03v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:38
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.