The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Penelope Thomas-Burrows took 2nd of 52 in the 45–49 age group at Brisbane 2026, in 1:15:33.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 76% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:11 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 6:00, ahead of 95% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Brisbane 2026 and Sydney 2025 were 3:11 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:58Running 1 3:52v median −0:53
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:15v median −1:05
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 4:26v median −1:14
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 4:24v median −1:17
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 4:30v median −1:15
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Block 06 6:14Running 6 4:32v median −1:09
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Block 07 8:35Running 7 4:36v median −1:02
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Block 08 9:35Running 8 4:39v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:00
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 554
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 554 women who finished.