The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Karen Waltz finished 165th of 312 women in the Pro division at New York 2026, in 1:38:26.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 4:31 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:55 better against the middle of the field than before it.
New York cost the whole field time: about 2:29 more than the average race this season, going by 215 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:41Running 1 4:22v median −0:54
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Block 02 13:24Running 2 3:58v median −1:02
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Block 03 12:58Running 3 4:08v median −1:17
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Block 04 11:56Running 4 6:18v median +0:53
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 4:23v median −1:13
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 4:18v median −1:09
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Block 07 11:30Running 7 4:28v median −1:04
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Block 08 15:20Running 8 5:42v median −1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:12
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 308
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 308 women who finished.