The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Christie Byrne took 3rd of 44 in the 30–34 age group at Manchester 2026, in 1:18:45.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 69% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:21 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:30, ahead of 92% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and Madrid 2025 were 1:00 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:23Running 1 3:18v median −0:57
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 4:46v median −1:09
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Block 03 10:10Running 3 4:54v median −1:27
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 5:02v median −1:23
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:13v median −1:19
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:10v median −1:14
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 5:07v median −1:14
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Block 08 10:10Running 8 4:08v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:30
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.