The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alison Barry finished 795th of 825 women in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 2:18:20.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 6:50. The race faded late: the second half went 7:49 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 14:22, behind 96% 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. 10:54 slower than at London Excel 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:44Running 1 4:50v median +0:38
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Block 02 13:50Running 2 10:09v median +4:13
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Block 03 15:33Running 3 7:15v median +0:59
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Block 04 18:32Running 4 7:34v median +1:16
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Block 05 14:58Running 5 8:11v median +1:43
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Block 06 12:19Running 6 9:26v median +3:03
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Block 07 20:26Running 7 8:27v median +2:13
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Block 08 17:43Running 8 7:10v median +1:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:22
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.