The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sarah Lee finished 552nd of 789 women in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:40:26.
The stations carried this race: faster than 47% of the field across all eight, against 23% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:30 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 10:03Running 1 4:51v median +0:23
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 5:43v median +0:48
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Block 03 11:18Running 3 6:03v median +0:55
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Block 04 12:52Running 4 6:14v median +1:01
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Block 05 12:01Running 5 6:31v median +1:08
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Block 06 8:40Running 6 6:18v median +1:01
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Block 07 10:56Running 7 5:45v median +0:29
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Block 08 15:19Running 8 9:13v median +1:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:10
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.