The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2026, Serena El-Koura crossed the line in 1:30:01: 288th of 745 women, faster than 61% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 73% of the field beaten on the stations, against 51% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:22 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:52 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Sydney 2026 and Sydney 2025 were 4:50 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:49Running 1 4:42v median −0:03
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 4:41v median −0:20
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Block 03 9:51Running 3 4:58v median −0:16
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Block 04 11:24Running 4 5:06v median −0:14
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:11v median −0:20
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:15v median −0:10
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Block 07 12:02Running 7 7:08v median +1:43
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Block 08 12:56Running 8 7:30v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:31
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.