The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Laura Need finished 147th of 268 women in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:36:58.
The stations carried this race: faster than 75% of the field across all eight, against 33% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 3:19 quicker than the median and 12th of 268. The race faded late: the second half went 2:08 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:18 more than the average race this season, going by 795 athletes who raced both. 7:07 slower than at Dublin 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:32Running 1 4:22v median +0:07
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Block 02 9:05Running 2 6:14v median +0:19
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Block 03 11:51Running 3 6:39v median +0:18
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Block 04 10:14Running 4 6:42v median +0:17
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Block 05 12:19Running 5 6:58v median +0:26
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Block 06 12:06Running 6 9:32v median +3:08
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Block 07 12:17Running 7 6:52v median +0:31
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Block 08 11:12Running 8 5:38v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:29
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.