The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joanne Donohue finished 584th of 825 women in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:44:18.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:57 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:58 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
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 9:35Running 1 4:37v median +0:25
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 5:56v median +0:00
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Block 03 12:32Running 3 6:20v median +0:04
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Block 04 11:00Running 4 6:26v median +0:08
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Block 05 12:24Running 5 6:42v median +0:14
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Block 06 9:39Running 6 6:50v median +0:27
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Block 07 14:40Running 7 6:34v median +0:20
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Block 08 12:59Running 8 5:26v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:58
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.