The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Francie Gradel at Salt Lake City 2026: 1:21:59, 62nd of 620 women in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:19 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:34 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Salt Lake City 2026 and Phoenix 2026 were 1:04 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 2:52v median −0:38
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 4:45v median −1:09
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Block 03 10:36Running 3 5:08v median −1:03
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Block 04 10:36Running 4 5:09v median −1:00
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:09v median −1:11
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 4:58v median −1:17
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 4:55v median −1:21
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Block 08 10:55Running 8 5:03v median −1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:47
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 607
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 607 women who finished.