The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Natalie Cruz finished 482nd of 586 women in the Open division at New York 2026, in 2:05:42.
The runs carried this race: faster than 31% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 9% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 4:28 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:19 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
New York ran slow: the 1,530 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:27 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:10Running 1 5:53v median −0:14
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Block 02 11:42Running 2 6:47v median +1:04
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Block 03 17:39Running 3 7:05v median +1:02
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Block 04 14:22Running 4 6:27v median +0:22
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Block 05 14:18Running 5 7:32v median +1:12
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Block 06 10:55Running 6 7:07v median +0:56
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Block 07 14:32Running 7 7:09v median +0:59
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Block 08 20:32Running 8 9:11v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:40
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.