The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Natalya Marshall finished 263rd of 268 women in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 2:32:02.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 4:21 behind the median. A harder second half: 12:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:35, behind 92% of the field.
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 10:22Running 1 4:42v median +0:27
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Block 02 11:33Running 2 8:41v median +2:46
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Block 03 19:03Running 3 12:06v median +5:45
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Block 04 22:48Running 4 11:36v median +5:11
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Block 05 17:07Running 5 10:56v median +4:24
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Block 06 17:20Running 6 14:50v median +8:26
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Block 07 18:14Running 7 10:25v median +4:04
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Block 08 24:10Running 8 14:07v median +8:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:35
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.