The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samantha Robertson finished 688th of 825 women in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:53:23.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:07. The race faded late: the second half went 3:24 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:18 more than the average race this season, going by 795 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:30Running 1 5:11v median +0:59
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Block 02 9:59Running 2 7:09v median +1:13
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Block 03 13:57Running 3 7:30v median +1:14
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Block 04 16:24Running 4 7:29v median +1:11
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Block 05 13:08Running 5 7:36v median +1:08
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Block 06 9:34Running 6 7:13v median +0:50
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Block 07 13:58Running 7 7:18v median +1:04
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Block 08 18:00Running 8 6:15v median +0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:03
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.