The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Anne Dayton finished 181st of 620 women in the Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, in 1:31:15, faster than 71% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 55% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:39 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:28 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:22Running 1 3:04v median −0:26
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 5:07v median −0:47
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Block 03 11:52Running 3 5:29v median −0:42
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Block 04 12:43Running 4 5:27v median −0:42
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:29v median −0:51
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 5:35v median −0:40
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Block 07 10:39Running 7 5:36v median −0:40
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Block 08 12:34Running 8 5:51v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
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.