The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicole Bertei took 2nd of 40 in the 40–44 age group at Sydney 2026, in 1:07:56.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:28 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:31 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:22, was faster than 90% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 2:53. Nicole Bertei's fastest of 7 finishes in the Pro division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:16Running 1 3:34v median −0:28
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 3:46v median −0:32
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Block 03 7:31Running 3 3:49v median −0:42
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Block 04 8:09Running 4 3:54v median −0:38
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Block 05 8:33Running 5 3:54v median −0:45
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Block 06 5:38Running 6 3:53v median −0:39
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Block 07 7:26Running 7 3:57v median −0:37
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Block 08 9:54Running 8 5:30v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:22
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 239
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 239 women who finished.