The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Helen Saunders finished 209th of 309 women in the Open division at Abu Dhabi 2025, in 1:43:18.
The runs carried this race: faster than 46% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 25% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:33 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:23Running 1 5:56v median +0:08
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 5:27v median +0:08
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Block 03 10:37Running 3 5:33v median −0:08
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Block 04 14:37Running 4 5:41v median +0:00
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Block 05 11:44Running 5 5:55v median +0:09
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Block 06 8:49Running 6 5:55v median +0:14
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Block 07 12:30Running 7 5:44v median +0:05
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Block 08 15:53Running 8 7:03v median +0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:44
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 305
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 305 women who finished.