The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Esther Kim finished 191st of 294 women in the Pro division at Phoenix 2026, in 1:29:07.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:57. The race faded late: the second half went 1:16 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Phoenix gave the field time back: about 1:21 faster than the average race this season, by 171 athletes who raced both. That was 5:28 off the time at Dallas 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:18Running 1 4:40v median +0:07
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Block 02 9:03Running 2 4:57v median +0:20
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Block 03 10:16Running 3 5:17v median +0:17
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Block 04 11:20Running 4 5:32v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 5:24v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:35v median +0:35
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Block 07 11:52Running 7 5:48v median +0:41
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Block 08 11:30Running 8 5:42v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:34
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 291
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 291 women who finished.