The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kaz Cookes finished 51st of 76 women in the Pro division at Manchester 2026, in 1:39:51.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 19% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:28. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:02 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:49 more than the average race this season, going by 179 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:41Running 1 3:38v median −0:03
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Block 02 11:16Running 2 5:14v median −0:02
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Block 03 13:01Running 3 5:50v median +0:06
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Block 04 13:17Running 4 5:58v median +0:16
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 6:13v median +0:22
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Block 06 8:42Running 6 5:41v median −0:02
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Block 07 11:52Running 7 5:41v median −0:01
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Block 08 15:23Running 8 4:49v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:14
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.