The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:51 at Sydney 2026 put Michelle Zhu 304th of 509 women in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 53% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 27% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:32. A harder second half: 5:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:01Running 1 4:23v median −0:06
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 4:37v median −0:20
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 5:03v median −0:05
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Block 04 11:18Running 4 5:23v median +0:10
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Block 05 11:23Running 5 5:28v median +0:05
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 5:19v median +0:01
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Block 07 11:21Running 7 5:07v median −0:08
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Block 08 16:13Running 8 7:19v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:56
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.