The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicola Keenan finished 253rd of 263 women in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 2:32:16.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:31 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 15:32 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 16:58, behind 98% of the field.
Manchester ran slow: the 795 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:18 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 14:15Running 1 8:35v median +4:20
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Block 02 11:38Running 2 8:41v median +2:45
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Block 03 15:31Running 3 9:28v median +3:06
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Block 04 16:14Running 4 9:39v median +3:16
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Block 05 19:17Running 5 11:57v median +5:29
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Block 06 15:53Running 6 12:34v median +6:13
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Block 07 19:07Running 7 10:10v median +3:49
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Block 08 23:30Running 8 14:09v median +8:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:58
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.