The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maxine Bacon finished 88th of 263 women in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:29:05, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. The farmers carry was where this race was made, 0:49 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:25 better against the middle of the field 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. That was 2:20 off the time at London Excel 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 3:35v median −0:40
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 5:04v median −0:52
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Block 03 14:24Running 3 8:31v median +2:09
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Block 04 12:44Running 4 5:10v median −1:13
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 5:22v median −1:06
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:17v median −1:04
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Block 07 10:40Running 7 5:18v median −1:03
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Block 08 11:19Running 8 4:38v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:17
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.