The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joanna Lawler Rhodes finished 143rd of 263 women in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:36:15.
The stations carried this race: faster than 75% of the field across all eight, against 27% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:02 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:35 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:19Running 1 4:13v median −0:02
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 6:34v median +0:38
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Block 03 11:42Running 3 7:02v median +0:40
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Block 04 13:13Running 4 7:01v median +0:38
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Block 05 13:04Running 5 7:37v median +1:09
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Block 06 9:52Running 6 7:37v median +1:16
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Block 07 12:26Running 7 7:32v median +1:11
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Block 08 11:47Running 8 5:48v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:27
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.