The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Karen Denwood finished 437th of 789 women in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:32:50.
The runs carried this race: faster than 60% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 29% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:16 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:04 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:54Running 1 4:17v median −0:11
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 4:37v median −0:18
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Block 03 10:19Running 3 4:50v median −0:18
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Block 04 12:57Running 4 5:03v median −0:10
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 5:18v median −0:05
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:11v median −0:06
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Block 07 11:16Running 7 5:13v median −0:03
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Block 08 14:18Running 8 7:15v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:29
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 765
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 765 women who finished.