The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ciara Foy took 3rd of 16 in the 30–34 age group at Manchester 2026, in 1:09:13.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:06 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:32 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:39, was faster than 94% of the field.
Manchester ran slow: the 179 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:49 slower here than at their other races. An improvement of 2:02 on Dublin 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:34Running 1 2:53v median −0:48
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 4:04v median −1:12
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Block 03 9:54Running 3 4:26v median −1:18
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Block 04 8:48Running 4 4:29v median −1:13
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 4:31v median −1:20
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:29v median −1:14
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Block 07 8:35Running 7 4:32v median −1:10
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Block 08 7:48Running 8 3:48v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:39
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 73
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 73 women who finished.