The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rebecca Kent finished 231st of 263 women in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 2:04:10.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 4:02 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:04 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. An improvement of 5:59 on London Excel 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:07Running 1 5:07v median +0:52
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Block 02 10:24Running 2 7:33v median +1:37
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Block 03 15:13Running 3 8:01v median +1:39
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Block 04 19:11Running 4 8:24v median +2:01
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Block 05 14:19Running 5 8:54v median +2:26
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Block 06 10:35Running 6 8:22v median +2:01
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Block 07 16:10Running 7 8:52v median +2:31
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Block 08 18:35Running 8 10:45v median +5:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:44
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.