The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Naoko Tanaka finished 605th of 745 women in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:51:32.
Legs and stations told different stories: 46% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 3:13 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:47 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 2:05 faster than the average race this season, by 588 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:33Running 1 4:37v median −0:08
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 4:41v median −0:20
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Block 03 13:30Running 3 4:53v median −0:21
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Block 04 15:24Running 4 5:14v median −0:06
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Block 05 12:36Running 5 5:58v median +0:27
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 5:44v median +0:19
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Block 07 12:12Running 7 4:56v median −0:29
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Block 08 19:06Running 8 9:26v median +1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:03
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.