The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Shannon Ryan took 2nd of 149 in the 25–29 age group at Rome 2026, in 1:08:58.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 3:00 on the median. A harder second half: 1:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:12, was faster than 98% of the field.
The field ran 1:42 faster at Rome 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:17Running 1 5:27v median −1:16
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 3:47v median −1:18
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Block 03 7:22Running 3 3:51v median −1:31
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Block 04 7:54Running 4 3:55v median −1:31
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:07v median −1:26
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Block 06 5:57Running 6 3:53v median −1:29
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Block 07 7:16Running 7 3:59v median −1:21
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Block 08 9:51Running 8 4:47v median −1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:12
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 348
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 348 women who finished.