The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:06:20 at Manchester 2026 put Maria Popa 760th of 825 women in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 24% of the field across all eight, against 4% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:39. The roxzone cost time: 10:16, behind 88% 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 10:36Running 1 4:30v median +0:18
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Block 02 12:29Running 2 9:32v median +3:36
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Block 03 16:12Running 3 10:01v median +3:45
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Block 04 18:09Running 4 9:49v median +3:31
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Block 05 16:09Running 5 10:09v median +3:41
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Block 06 12:31Running 6 10:02v median +3:39
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Block 07 16:16Running 7 9:59v median +3:45
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Block 08 13:51Running 8 6:15v median +0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:16
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.