The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Colm Walsh finished 460th of 636 men in the Open division at Perth 2026, in 1:33:25.
A station race more than a running one: 69% of the field beaten on the stations, against 34% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 5:13 quicker than the median and 2nd of 636. A harder second half: 3:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 5:46 faster at Perth 2026 than at Perth 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:41Running 1 3:50v median +0:03
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 5:26v median +0:19
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 6:03v median +0:30
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Block 04 6:25Running 4 6:21v median +0:51
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 6:09v median +0:29
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Block 06 8:39Running 6 6:16v median +0:39
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Block 07 11:45Running 7 5:42v median +0:39
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Block 08 15:36Running 8 5:28v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:52
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 625
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 625 men who finished.