The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gillian Burns finished 180th of 263 women in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:43:35.
The stations carried this race: faster than 52% of the field across all eight, against 27% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:15 quicker than the median and 31st of 263. 10:01 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:18 more than the average race this season, going by 795 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:39Running 1 5:13v median +0:58
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Block 02 9:22Running 2 6:57v median +1:01
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Block 03 12:44Running 3 6:58v median +0:36
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Block 04 11:24Running 4 6:54v median +0:31
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Block 05 12:31Running 5 6:58v median +0:30
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Block 06 9:36Running 6 7:07v median +0:46
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Block 07 13:54Running 7 7:19v median +0:58
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Block 08 13:32Running 8 5:58v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:01
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.