The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicola Firth finished 477th of 509 women in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 2:03:03.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 4:55 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 14:19 in the roxzone was slower than 97% of the field.
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 11:36Running 1 5:56v median +1:27
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Block 02 9:27Running 2 6:16v median +1:19
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Block 03 12:18Running 3 6:24v median +1:16
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Block 04 17:52Running 4 6:29v median +1:16
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Block 05 13:25Running 5 7:36v median +2:13
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Block 06 9:03Running 6 6:37v median +1:19
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Block 07 14:15Running 7 6:52v median +1:37
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Block 08 20:58Running 8 11:39v median +4:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:19
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.