The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gayle Waddell took 2nd of 31 in the 45–49 age group at Manchester 2026, in 1:12:12.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:58 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:50 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:43, ahead of 98% of the field.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:18. 4:35 faster than at London Excel 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:14Running 1 3:26v median −0:49
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 4:36v median −1:19
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 4:55v median −1:26
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Block 04 9:45Running 4 4:52v median −1:33
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 4:45v median −1:47
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:46v median −1:38
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Block 07 8:34Running 7 4:48v median −1:33
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Block 08 9:39Running 8 3:54v median −1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:43
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 265
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 265 women who finished.