The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Jessica Thomas crossed the line in 1:23:45: 55th of 263 women, faster than 79% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:09 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:15 better against the middle of the field 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. An improvement of 46:49 on London Excel 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:50Running 1 3:42v median −0:33
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 5:08v median −0:48
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Block 03 10:56Running 3 5:24v median −0:58
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Block 04 11:47Running 4 5:48v median −0:35
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Block 05 11:36Running 5 5:45v median −0:43
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 5:31v median −0:50
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Block 07 10:18Running 7 5:41v median −0:40
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Block 08 10:20Running 8 4:41v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:40
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 260
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 260 women who finished.