The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sara Barnes finished 600th of 825 women in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:45:17.
The runs carried this race: faster than 43% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 16% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:52. A harder second half: 1:34 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. That was 3:11 off the time at London Excel 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:16Running 1 4:30v median +0:18
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 6:08v median +0:12
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Block 03 14:55Running 3 6:23v median +0:07
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Block 04 15:17Running 4 6:48v median +0:30
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Block 05 12:57Running 5 7:04v median +0:36
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 6:30v median +0:07
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Block 07 12:03Running 7 6:35v median +0:21
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Block 08 16:57Running 8 5:27v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:39
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.