The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Astell finished 105th of 454 men in the Open division at Perth 2026, in 1:17:38, faster than 77% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 61% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:32 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:24 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Perth 2026 and Sydney 2026 were 1:16 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 7:49Running 1 3:17v median −0:32
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 4:32v median −0:48
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Block 03 9:51Running 3 5:05v median −0:46
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 4:52v median −0:57
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Block 05 9:34Running 5 5:01v median −0:59
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 4:48v median −1:03
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Block 07 9:40Running 7 4:20v median −0:58
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Block 08 11:11Running 8 4:17v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:25
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 451
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 451 men who finished.