The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sally Harrison won the 45–49 age group at Sydney 2026 in 1:13:17, first of 58.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:40 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:16 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:50, was faster than 97% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 2:05. 3:01 slower than at Glasgow 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:15Running 1 3:34v median −1:11
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 4:00v median −1:01
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Block 03 8:31Running 3 4:20v median −0:54
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Block 04 9:11Running 4 4:11v median −1:09
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 4:20v median −1:11
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:19v median −1:06
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Block 07 7:37Running 7 4:22v median −1:03
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Block 08 10:59Running 8 6:00v median −1:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 715
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 715 women who finished.