The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:48 at Vienna 2025 put Sandra Merkel 465th of 684 women in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 50% of the field across all eight, against 23% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:46 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:12 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Vienna ran fast: the 452 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:19 quicker here than at their other races. Sandra Merkel's fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:53Running 1 5:36v median +0:27
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Block 02 7:52Running 2 5:42v median +0:31
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Block 03 11:24Running 3 6:14v median +0:46
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Block 04 12:41Running 4 6:20v median +0:52
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 6:28v median +0:54
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 6:07v median +0:40
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Block 07 9:51Running 7 6:10v median +0:42
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Block 08 12:24Running 8 7:01v median +0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:07
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 680
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 680 women who finished.