The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Loren Blissett finished 262nd of 268 women in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 2:31:22.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 6:20 behind the median. A harder second half: 24:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Manchester ran slow: the 795 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:18 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:49Running 1 5:50v median +1:35
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Block 02 12:03Running 2 8:28v median +2:33
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Block 03 15:44Running 3 8:46v median +2:25
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Block 04 19:28Running 4 8:55v median +2:30
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Block 05 19:27Running 5 13:17v median +6:45
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Block 06 18:29Running 6 14:41v median +8:17
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Block 07 22:44Running 7 11:03v median +4:42
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Block 08 23:04Running 8 10:57v median +5:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:41
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.