The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:17:24 at Brisbane 2026 put Karen Liu 398th of 405 women in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:32 behind the median. A harder second half: 9:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:33, behind 86% of the field.
The field ran 3:25 faster at Brisbane 2026 than at Perth 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:45Running 1 6:00v median +1:07
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Block 02 11:13Running 2 7:47v median +2:15
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Block 03 15:43Running 3 8:47v median +2:53
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Block 04 20:08Running 4 9:56v median +4:02
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Block 05 22:05Running 5 13:19v median +7:21
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Block 06 11:54Running 6 9:04v median +3:12
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Block 07 14:47Running 7 8:46v median +2:58
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Block 08 18:23Running 8 9:17v median +3:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:33
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 402
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 402 women who finished.