The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:44:00 at Manchester 2026 put Bronagh Purcell 182nd of 268 women in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:35 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:18 more than the average race this season, going by 795 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Bronagh Purcell.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:34Running 1 4:26v median +0:11
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Block 02 9:19Running 2 6:29v median +0:34
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Block 03 12:15Running 3 6:34v median +0:13
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Block 04 14:43Running 4 6:45v median +0:20
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Block 05 13:05Running 5 7:16v median +0:44
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Block 06 9:39Running 6 6:51v median +0:27
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Block 07 14:50Running 7 6:54v median +0:33
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Block 08 14:40Running 8 5:50v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:03
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.