The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:47 at Manchester 2026 put Minnah Deef 39th of 268 women in the Open division, ahead of 85% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:48 quicker than the median and 6th of 268. A harder second half: 1:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Manchester ran slow: the 795 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:18 slower here than at their other races. An improvement of 3:36 on London Excel 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:43Running 1 3:51v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 5:00v median −0:55
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 5:20v median −1:01
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Block 04 11:44Running 4 5:22v median −1:03
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:33v median −0:59
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 5:32v median −0:52
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Block 07 8:13Running 7 5:40v median −0:41
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Block 08 9:10Running 8 4:35v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:32
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.