The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sarah Dowling finished 459th of 509 women in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:56:01.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 6:09 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:58Running 1 4:34v median +0:05
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 5:40v median +0:43
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Block 03 12:21Running 3 6:07v median +0:59
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Block 04 18:53Running 4 6:16v median +1:03
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Block 05 12:49Running 5 7:02v median +1:39
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Block 06 9:10Running 6 6:19v median +1:01
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Block 07 12:39Running 7 5:59v median +0:44
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Block 08 20:43Running 8 9:37v median +2:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:53
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.