The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Dallas 2024, Lauren Smith crossed the line in 1:21:54: 69th of 620 women, faster than 89% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 73% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:39 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:35, was faster than 87% of the field.
Dallas cost the whole field time: about 2:09 more than the average race this season, going by 321 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:56Running 1 5:23v median −0:35
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 4:31v median −1:14
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Block 03 10:43Running 3 4:41v median −1:20
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 4:37v median −1:30
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 4:54v median −1:28
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 4:47v median −1:26
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Block 07 9:17Running 7 4:50v median −1:21
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Block 08 10:35Running 8 5:44v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:35
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 597
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 597 women who finished.