The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rachel Gaiser finished 416th of 586 women in the Open division at New York 2026, in 1:54:26.
Legs and stations told different stories: 59% of the field beaten on the runs, 12% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:58. A harder second half: 1:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
New York cost the whole field time: about 2:27 more than the average race this season, going by 1,530 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 14:00Running 1 8:11v median +2:04
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Block 02 9:16Running 2 5:23v median −0:20
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Block 03 13:33Running 3 5:17v median −0:46
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Block 04 14:53Running 4 5:41v median −0:24
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Block 05 11:56Running 5 6:01v median −0:19
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Block 06 8:56Running 6 5:28v median −0:43
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Block 07 12:35Running 7 5:31v median −0:39
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Block 08 20:37Running 8 7:31v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:47
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 573
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 573 women who finished.