The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lauren James finished 204th of 268 women in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:48:58.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:32 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:32 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:48Running 1 4:24v median +0:09
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Block 02 9:30Running 2 6:21v median +0:26
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Block 03 12:07Running 3 6:50v median +0:29
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Block 04 17:30Running 4 7:07v median +0:42
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Block 05 13:03Running 5 7:27v median +0:55
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Block 06 10:46Running 6 7:18v median +0:54
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Block 07 14:56Running 7 7:23v median +1:02
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Block 08 15:02Running 8 6:12v median +0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:23
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.