ATHLETE PROFILE
Karen Liu
🇦🇺 AUS 3 races Best time 2:05:08
Finished top 93% of Open Women at HYROX Sydney 2026; 3 races, best 2:05:08.
Race insights
Karen Liu's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Sydney: 2:05:08, rank 1,894 of 2,039 in Open Women (top 93%). The division median that day was 1:32:19.
At 2025 Perth, running made up 49% of Karen Liu's 2:14:19 (division median 47%): run time was 23 min 21 sec slower than the median run time, while the workout stations were 15 min 53 sec slower than the median workout time (Open Women).
From 2025 Perth (2:14:19) to 2026 Sydney (2:05:08), Karen Liu got faster by 9 min 11 sec in Open.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Sydney | Open Women | #1,894 of 2,039(top 93%) | 2:05:08 | — | — |
| 2026 Brisbane | Open Women | #325 of 332(top 98%) | 2:17:24 | 1:12:52 | 53:02 |
| 2025 Perth | Open Women | #301 of 309(top 98%) | 2:14:19 | 1:05:27 | 54:06 |
Times come from official HYROX results. Finish shows the rank within the division at that event, with the top percentage of the field in brackets.
Finished alongside Karen Liu
At 2026 Sydney, Open Women:
- #1,889 Mary Armstrong — 2:04:44
- #1,890 Harriet Williams — 2:04:52
- #1,891 Megan Ronan — 2:04:55
- #1,892 Dawa Chen — 2:04:59
- #1,893 Tiana Warner-Carlisle — 2:05:06
- #1,895 Anne Fleischer — 2:05:20
- #1,896 Monique Lee — 2:05:21
- #1,897 Tamara Tyrrell — 2:05:24
- #1,898 Laura Montagnat — 2:05:31
- #1,899 Brooke Allnutt — 2:05:35