The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jo Birch finished 670th of 825 women in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:51:57.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:48 slower than the median. A harder second half: 7:48 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 9:42Running 1 4:47v median +0:35
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Block 02 9:12Running 2 6:55v median +0:59
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Block 03 12:31Running 3 7:00v median +0:44
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Block 04 17:21Running 4 7:12v median +0:54
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Block 05 13:02Running 5 7:36v median +1:08
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Block 06 9:43Running 6 7:29v median +1:06
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Block 07 16:12Running 7 7:15v median +1:01
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Block 08 16:10Running 8 6:47v median +1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:13
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.