The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Grace Soanes finished 187th of 268 women in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:45:32.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 19% on the stations. The farmers carry cost the most time: 2:16 slower than the median.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:18 more than the average race this season, going by 795 athletes who raced both. An improvement of 3:23 on London Excel 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:01Running 1 4:28v median +0:13
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Block 02 9:37Running 2 6:11v median +0:16
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Block 03 13:43Running 3 6:25v median +0:04
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Block 04 15:18Running 4 6:26v median +0:01
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Block 05 12:28Running 5 6:47v median +0:15
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Block 06 11:06Running 6 6:29v median +0:05
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Block 07 12:51Running 7 6:30v median +0:09
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Block 08 12:54Running 8 5:18v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:42
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.