The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Wai Yiu Au crossed the line in 1:29:51: 96th of 263 women, faster than 64% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 72% of the field across all eight, against 49% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:57 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and Birmingham 2025 were 1:35 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:53Running 1 3:54v median −0:21
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 5:34v median −0:22
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Block 03 11:46Running 3 6:40v median +0:18
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Block 04 12:40Running 4 6:46v median +0:23
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Block 05 12:46Running 5 7:34v median +1:06
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Block 06 8:54Running 6 6:24v median +0:03
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Block 07 12:20Running 7 6:09v median −0:12
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Block 08 9:49Running 8 4:58v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:52
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.