The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Amber Polachek finished 374th of 412 women in the Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, in 2:13:31.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:32. A harder second half: 8:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 14:14, behind 90% of the field.
This was a slow day in Salt Lake City. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:13. 2:38 slower than at Chicago 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:27Running 1 4:12v median +0:47
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Block 02 10:13Running 2 7:40v median +1:55
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Block 03 14:08Running 3 8:10v median +2:09
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Block 04 19:50Running 4 8:58v median +2:59
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Block 05 15:18Running 5 9:11v median +3:00
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Block 06 11:50Running 6 8:58v median +2:49
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Block 07 16:13Running 7 8:51v median +2:43
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Block 08 22:27Running 8 9:58v median +3:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:14
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.