The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2026, Madeleine Kennedy crossed the line in 1:25:34: 190th of 509 women, faster than 63% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 81% of the field across all eight, against 45% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:20 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:55 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 9:09Running 1 4:25v median −0:04
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 5:03v median +0:06
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 5:11v median +0:03
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 5:23v median +0:10
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:36v median +0:13
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 5:32v median +0:14
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 5:29v median +0:14
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Block 08 12:40Running 8 7:38v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:47
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.