The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sophie Mercer finished 271st of 324 women in the Open division at Athens 2026, in 1:56:37.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 4:34 slower than the median. A harder second half: 8:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
4:06 slower than at London Olympia 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:49Running 1 6:26v median +0:14
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Block 02 9:19Running 2 5:56v median +0:27
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Block 03 14:49Running 3 6:19v median +0:35
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Block 04 13:47Running 4 6:32v median +0:47
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Block 05 13:13Running 5 7:10v median +1:26
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Block 06 9:58Running 6 6:38v median +1:00
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Block 07 16:00Running 7 6:25v median +0:44
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Block 08 16:55Running 8 7:11v median +1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:54
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 324
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 324 women who finished.