The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:48:45 at Manchester 2026 put Jessica Smith 638th of 825 women in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 56% of the field across all eight, against 8% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:20. A harder second half: 4:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:18. That was 14:01 off the time at London Excel 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:30Running 1 6:35v median +2:23
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 7:03v median +1:07
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Block 03 12:13Running 3 7:43v median +1:27
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Block 04 15:45Running 4 7:44v median +1:26
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Block 05 13:47Running 5 8:38v median +2:10
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Block 06 10:45Running 6 8:09v median +1:46
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Block 07 12:57Running 7 7:52v median +1:38
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Block 08 16:24Running 8 10:10v median +4:51
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.