The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lauren Mckay finished 579th of 789 women in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:42:16.
The stations carried this race: faster than 46% of the field across all eight, against 19% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:05 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:18 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:02Running 1 5:11v median +0:43
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 5:50v median +0:55
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Block 03 11:21Running 3 6:08v median +1:00
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Block 04 14:01Running 4 6:20v median +1:07
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Block 05 11:15Running 5 6:20v median +0:57
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Block 06 8:35Running 6 6:29v median +1:12
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Block 07 11:27Running 7 6:28v median +1:12
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Block 08 16:38Running 8 9:17v median +1:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:21
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.