The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nic Blackstone finished 665th of 825 women in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:51:37.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:11. A harder second half: 1:50 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 13:34, behind 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 9:58Running 1 4:47v median +0:35
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Block 02 9:35Running 2 6:56v median +1:00
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Block 03 13:05Running 3 7:19v median +1:03
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Block 04 12:41Running 4 7:43v median +1:25
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Block 05 12:24Running 5 7:10v median +0:42
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Block 06 9:56Running 6 7:32v median +1:09
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Block 07 14:09Running 7 7:49v median +1:35
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Block 08 16:22Running 8 6:33v median +1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:34
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.