The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lydia Hobbs finished 192nd of 263 women in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:47:33.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:15 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Manchester ran slow: the 795 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:18 slower here than at their other races. 1:19 faster than at London Excel 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:36Running 1 4:40v median +0:25
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Block 02 9:34Running 2 6:38v median +0:42
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Block 03 14:15Running 3 7:01v median +0:39
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Block 04 14:08Running 4 7:17v median +0:54
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Block 05 13:29Running 5 7:27v median +0:59
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Block 06 10:27Running 6 7:18v median +0:57
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Block 07 12:58Running 7 7:21v median +1:00
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Block 08 16:17Running 8 6:14v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:56
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.