The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Katie Smithers finished 425th of 745 women in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:37:48.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:39. The race faded late: the second half went 2:35 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Sydney ran fast: the 588 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:05 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:44Running 1 4:43v median −0:02
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 5:09v median +0:08
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Block 03 10:39Running 3 5:20v median +0:06
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Block 04 13:43Running 4 5:30v median +0:10
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 5:52v median +0:21
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:39v median +0:14
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Block 07 11:05Running 7 5:37v median +0:12
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Block 08 16:20Running 8 8:09v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:45
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.