The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Erin Cowie at Sydney 2026: 1:12:52, 43rd of 509 women in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 99% of the field across all eight, against 77% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:53 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:01 better 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 8:42Running 1 4:05v median −0:24
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Block 02 5:58Running 2 4:29v median −0:28
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Block 03 8:34Running 3 4:41v median −0:27
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Block 04 8:26Running 4 4:51v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:51v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:21Running 6 4:31v median −0:47
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Block 07 7:53Running 7 4:31v median −0:44
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Block 08 9:53Running 8 6:24v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:53
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 496
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 496 women who finished.