The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Isabella Ghassemi-Smith finished 78th of 400 women in the Open division at Abu Dhabi 2026, in 1:23:59, faster than 81% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:27 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:43 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:26Running 1 5:27v median −0:30
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 4:53v median −0:37
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 5:00v median −0:44
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Block 04 10:56Running 4 4:43v median −1:06
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 4:58v median −0:56
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 4:51v median −0:59
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 4:45v median −1:07
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Block 08 10:55Running 8 5:11v median −1:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:07
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 398
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 398 women who finished.