The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:10:09 at Manchester 2026 put Sophie Jones 769th of 825 women in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:09. A harder second half: 7:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:01 in the roxzone was slower than 93% 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. 1:01:35 slower than at Katowice 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:10Running 1 5:29v median +1:17
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Block 02 11:31Running 2 8:14v median +2:18
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Block 03 15:47Running 3 8:51v median +2:35
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Block 04 19:24Running 4 9:38v median +3:20
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Block 05 16:08Running 5 10:08v median +3:40
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Block 06 12:01Running 6 9:32v median +3:09
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Block 07 12:54Running 7 9:24v median +3:10
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Block 08 19:23Running 8 8:36v median +3:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:01
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.