The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gemma Lyons finished 658th of 825 women in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:50:34.
The runs carried this race: faster than 53% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 9% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:08 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:41 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:06Running 1 3:55v median −0:17
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Block 02 9:05Running 2 5:49v median −0:07
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Block 03 13:59Running 3 6:19v median +0:03
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Block 04 15:30Running 4 6:19v median +0:01
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Block 05 12:17Running 5 6:19v median −0:09
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Block 06 8:58Running 6 6:25v median +0:02
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Block 07 13:23Running 7 6:16v median +0:02
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Block 08 18:27Running 8 5:41v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:57
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.