The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Cynthia Gikaru finished 723rd of 745 women in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 2:28:34.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 8:04. The race faded late: the second half went 3:05 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 17:08 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 2:05.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:31Running 1 6:27v median +1:42
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Block 02 10:14Running 2 7:04v median +2:03
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Block 03 15:30Running 3 7:39v median +2:25
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Block 04 23:18Running 4 7:34v median +2:14
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Block 05 14:48Running 5 8:42v median +3:11
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Block 06 10:51Running 6 8:26v median +3:01
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Block 07 19:11Running 7 8:28v median +3:03
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Block 08 25:12Running 8 14:32v median +6:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:08
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.