The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:47:56 at Oslo 2026 put Heather Smith 446th of 576 women in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 43% of the field beaten on the stations, against 13% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:00 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:51 slower at Oslo 2026 than at Helsinki 2026, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:35Running 1 6:54v median +0:49
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Block 02 9:10Running 2 6:07v median +0:34
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Block 03 12:22Running 3 6:57v median +1:11
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Block 04 13:46Running 4 7:00v median +1:13
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Block 05 13:24Running 5 7:31v median +1:35
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Block 06 9:12Running 6 7:15v median +1:26
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Block 07 13:12Running 7 7:58v median +2:09
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Block 08 17:39Running 8 9:51v median +2:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 569
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 569 women who finished.