The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:45 at Manchester 2026 put Sarah Morgan on the age-group podium: 3rd of 24 in the 45–49 age group.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:18 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:55 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:18 more than the average race this season, going by 795 athletes who raced both. 5:42 faster than at Barcelona 2023, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:36Running 1 3:33v median −0:42
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 5:12v median −0:44
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Block 03 10:27Running 3 5:40v median −0:42
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Block 04 13:01Running 4 7:15v median +0:52
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:26v median −1:02
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:25v median −0:56
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Block 07 9:26Running 7 5:18v median −1:03
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Block 08 11:59Running 8 6:16v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:09
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.