The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Megan Ellis finished 813th of 825 women in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 2:36:54.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 12:34. A harder second half: 13:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:14 in the roxzone was slower than 93% of the field.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:18 more than the average race this season, going by 795 athletes who raced both. Megan Ellis's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:28Running 1 5:16v median +1:04
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Block 02 11:45Running 2 7:51v median +1:55
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Block 03 17:33Running 3 8:51v median +2:35
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Block 04 25:09Running 4 9:00v median +2:42
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Block 05 16:37Running 5 9:33v median +3:05
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Block 06 12:21Running 6 9:28v median +3:05
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Block 07 20:10Running 7 9:26v median +3:12
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Block 08 29:44Running 8 10:32v median +5:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:14
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.