The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:26 at Manchester 2026 put Megan Day 82nd of 268 women in the Open division, ahead of 69% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:10 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:24 better 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. That was 4:58 off the time at London Excel 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:02Running 1 3:38v median −0:37
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 5:17v median −0:38
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Block 03 11:06Running 3 5:52v median −0:29
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Block 04 13:46Running 4 5:45v median −0:40
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 5:46v median −0:46
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:33v median −0:51
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Block 07 10:44Running 7 5:25v median −0:56
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Block 08 11:22Running 8 4:47v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:29
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.