The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2026, Gema Simon crossed the line in 1:25:14: 188th of 509 women, faster than 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:32 on the median. The sled pull cost the most time: 0:43 slower than the median.
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 9:12Running 1 3:58v median −0:31
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 4:19v median −0:38
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 4:39v median −0:29
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Block 04 10:33Running 4 4:37v median −0:36
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 4:53v median −0:30
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 4:48v median −0:30
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Block 07 9:37Running 7 4:32v median −0:43
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Block 08 13:05Running 8 6:46v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:38
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.