The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicola Craggs finished 199th of 268 women in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:47:13.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:16. A harder second half: 6:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:35 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:28Running 1 4:35v median +0:20
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Block 02 9:23Running 2 6:49v median +0:54
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Block 03 12:09Running 3 7:25v median +1:04
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Block 04 15:52Running 4 7:45v median +1:20
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Block 05 13:20Running 5 8:01v median +1:29
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Block 06 10:23Running 6 8:00v median +1:36
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Block 07 14:34Running 7 8:09v median +1:48
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Block 08 16:07Running 8 8:42v median +3:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:04
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.