The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Deborah Whelehan finished 439th of 789 women in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:33:00.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:52 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:26Running 1 4:33v median +0:05
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:49v median −0:06
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Block 03 10:32Running 3 4:53v median −0:15
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Block 04 12:24Running 4 5:22v median +0:09
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Block 05 10:56Running 5 5:28v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:26v median +0:09
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Block 07 10:37Running 7 5:20v median +0:04
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Block 08 14:45Running 8 7:37v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:35
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.