The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Smith finished in the top 10% of the field at Sydney 2026, in 1:00:58 for 30th of 556 men in the Pro division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:05 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:42 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:46, ahead of 93% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 2:23. That was 1:13 off the time at Jakarta 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:34Running 1 3:21v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 3:17v median −0:33
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Block 03 7:01Running 3 3:30v median −0:33
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Block 04 5:30Running 4 3:31v median −0:35
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Block 05 7:55Running 5 3:31v median −0:41
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Block 06 5:13Running 6 3:33v median −0:33
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Block 07 6:46Running 7 3:26v median −0:44
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Block 08 9:11Running 8 5:09v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:46
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 545
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 545 men who finished.