The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ellise Smolenyak finished 51st of 182 women in the Pro division at New York 2026, in 1:24:08, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 59% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:07 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:58 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in New York. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:29.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:29Running 1 4:46v median −0:32
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 4:23v median −0:36
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 4:27v median −0:53
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Block 04 9:12Running 4 4:25v median −0:59
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 4:43v median −0:58
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 4:38v median −0:53
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Block 07 11:33Running 7 4:36v median −0:59
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Block 08 13:50Running 8 6:10v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:46
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 181
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 181 women who finished.