The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:54:08 at Salt Lake City 2026 put Cynthia Nelson 410th of 412 women in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 12:26. A harder second half: 9:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 23:07, behind 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 11:12Running 1 5:13v median +1:48
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Block 02 13:28Running 2 9:07v median +3:22
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Block 03 20:05Running 3 9:27v median +3:26
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Block 04 28:47Running 4 9:52v median +3:53
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Block 05 17:12Running 5 10:36v median +4:25
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Block 06 13:18Running 6 10:17v median +4:08
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Block 07 18:17Running 7 10:44v median +4:36
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Block 08 28:51Running 8 11:52v median +5:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 23:07
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.