The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:00 at Manchester 2026 put Verity Ashley 508th of 825 women in the Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:51. The race faded late: the second half went 2:59 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester ran slow: the 795 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:18 slower here than at their other races. 6:21 faster than at London Excel 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:05Running 1 4:04v median −0:08
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 6:14v median +0:18
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Block 03 12:34Running 3 6:45v median +0:29
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Block 04 14:47Running 4 6:37v median +0:19
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Block 05 12:25Running 5 6:56v median +0:28
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Block 06 8:54Running 6 6:48v median +0:25
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Block 07 13:46Running 7 6:46v median +0:32
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Block 08 12:38Running 8 5:56v median +0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:23
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.