The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:30 at Manchester 2026 put Sarah Lakeland 66th of 268 women in the Open division, ahead of 75% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 83% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 62% on the stations. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:09 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:34 better against the middle of the field 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 0:35 on London Excel 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:14Running 1 4:03v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 5:24v median −0:31
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Block 03 11:33Running 3 5:32v median −0:49
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Block 04 11:43Running 4 5:29v median −0:56
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 5:29v median −1:03
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:28v median −0:56
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Block 07 10:33Running 7 5:30v median −0:51
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Block 08 9:56Running 8 4:29v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:15
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.