The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Laura Watts finished 661st of 825 women in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:51:02.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 5:18. The race faded late: the second half went 5:31 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:32Running 1 4:24v median +0:12
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Block 02 12:24Running 2 9:07v median +3:11
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Block 03 12:47Running 3 6:46v median +0:30
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Block 04 14:29Running 4 6:47v median +0:29
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Block 05 12:36Running 5 6:57v median +0:29
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Block 06 9:38Running 6 6:54v median +0:31
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Block 07 17:08Running 7 6:41v median +0:27
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Block 08 15:02Running 8 5:53v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:35
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.