The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maggie Doherty took 2nd of 20 in the 40–44 age group at Manchester 2026, in 1:16:03.
A station race more than a running one: 89% of the field beaten on the stations, against 57% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:25 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:59 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:49. 2:17 slower than at Dublin 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:37Running 1 3:04v median −0:31
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 4:35v median −0:34
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Block 03 10:57Running 3 6:54v median +1:18
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Block 04 10:58Running 4 6:55v median +1:22
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 4:49v median −0:49
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 4:58v median −0:34
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Block 07 9:49Running 7 5:02v median −0:35
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Block 08 8:14Running 8 4:05v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:41
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 145
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 145 women who finished.