The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Anna Balszan finished 722nd of 825 women in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:58:16.
The stations carried this race: faster than 26% of the field across all eight, against 5% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:59 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:35Running 1 4:22v median +0:10
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Block 02 12:13Running 2 9:06v median +3:10
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Block 03 14:55Running 3 9:16v median +3:00
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Block 04 18:07Running 4 9:27v median +3:09
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Block 05 15:04Running 5 9:39v median +3:11
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Block 06 12:49Running 6 9:37v median +3:14
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Block 07 15:33Running 7 9:39v median +3:25
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Block 08 13:53Running 8 5:57v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:15
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.