The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Poornima Iyer finished 498th of 789 women in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:36:39.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:34 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:13 better 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 10:12Running 1 4:19v median −0:09
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 5:19v median +0:24
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Block 03 11:56Running 3 5:28v median +0:20
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Block 04 11:48Running 4 5:31v median +0:18
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Block 05 11:30Running 5 5:33v median +0:10
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Block 06 8:15Running 6 5:31v median +0:14
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Block 07 10:48Running 7 5:42v median +0:26
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Block 08 13:52Running 8 7:55v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:34
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.