The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Anna Thomas crossed the line in 1:21:55: 47th of 268 women, faster than 83% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:05 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:51 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester ran slow: the 795 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:18 slower here than at their other races. Anna Thomas's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:43Running 1 3:27v median −0:48
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:47v median −1:08
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Block 03 10:50Running 3 4:57v median −1:24
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Block 04 10:40Running 4 4:54v median −1:31
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 4:57v median −1:35
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:01v median −1:23
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Block 07 11:11Running 7 5:30v median −0:51
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Block 08 10:40Running 8 4:09v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:06
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.