The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:15:37 at Salt Lake City 2026 put Sarah Barber on the age-group podium: 3rd of 33 in the 45–49 age group.
The runs carried this race: faster than 99% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 70% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 2:23 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:22, was faster than 99% of the field.
Salt Lake City cost the whole field time: about 1:13 more than the average race this season, going by 332 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:52Running 1 2:35v median −0:50
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Block 02 6:08Running 2 4:09v median −1:36
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Block 03 8:07Running 3 4:15v median −1:46
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Block 04 10:16Running 4 4:13v median −1:46
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 4:22v median −1:49
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Block 06 5:56Running 6 4:13v median −1:56
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Block 07 9:00Running 7 4:10v median −1:58
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Block 08 12:25Running 8 4:13v median −2:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:22
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 405
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 405 women who finished.