The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jess Firth finished 168th of 263 women in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:40:49.
The runs carried this race: faster than 54% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 24% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:36. The race faded late: the second half went 10:09 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:18.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:06Running 1 4:09v median −0:06
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Block 02 8:43Running 2 5:44v median −0:12
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Block 03 11:48Running 3 5:45v median −0:37
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Block 04 12:30Running 4 5:55v median −0:28
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Block 05 11:20Running 5 5:54v median −0:34
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Block 06 9:37Running 6 6:17v median −0:04
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Block 07 12:41Running 7 6:22v median +0:01
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Block 08 18:11Running 8 6:47v median +1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:00
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.