The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gemma Hocking finished 55th of 83 women in the Pro division at Manchester 2026, in 1:38:29.
The stations carried this race: faster than 50% of the field across all eight, against 25% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:12. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:21 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester ran slow: the 179 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:49 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:59Running 1 3:50v median +0:09
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Block 02 11:47Running 2 8:28v median +3:14
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Block 03 10:59Running 3 5:45v median +0:06
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 5:48v median +0:04
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 5:50v median +0:00
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Block 06 8:59Running 6 5:50v median +0:04
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Block 07 11:33Running 7 5:32v median −0:10
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Block 08 15:23Running 8 6:19v median +1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:04
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 82
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 82 women who finished.