The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sara Gandola at Washington DC 2026: 1:04:46, 15th of 289 women in the Pro division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:08 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:25 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:42, was faster than 96% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Washington DC gained about 2:27. 1:00 slower than at Chengdu 2026, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:46Running 1 3:09v median −0:46
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 3:52v median −1:01
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Block 03 7:48Running 3 4:08v median −1:04
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Block 04 7:15Running 4 4:11v median −0:59
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 4:06v median −1:06
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Block 06 5:46Running 6 4:08v median −1:01
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Block 07 7:44Running 7 4:10v median −1:01
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Block 08 8:07Running 8 3:51v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:42
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 289
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 289 women who finished.