The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Amanda Ellis finished 175th of 268 women in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:42:34.
The runs carried this race: faster than 48% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 22% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:36. The race faded late: the second half went 4:32 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. 0:37 slower than at Stockholm 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:40Running 1 4:17v median +0:02
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Block 02 9:44Running 2 6:03v median +0:08
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Block 03 12:17Running 3 6:11v median −0:10
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Block 04 14:17Running 4 6:24v median −0:01
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Block 05 12:16Running 5 6:34v median +0:02
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Block 06 8:50Running 6 6:36v median +0:12
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Block 07 14:05Running 7 6:42v median +0:21
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Block 08 16:03Running 8 5:51v median +0:28
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.