The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Jousserand-Shirley finished in the top 10% of the field at Sydney 2026, in 1:01:11 for 32nd of 556 men in the Pro division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:44 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:59 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:49, ahead of 92% of the field.
The field ran 8:21 faster at Sydney 2026 than at Auckland 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:29Running 1 3:26v median −0:10
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Block 02 5:30Running 2 3:19v median −0:31
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Block 03 6:36Running 3 3:23v median −0:40
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Block 04 6:57Running 4 3:26v median −0:40
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Block 05 7:48Running 5 3:36v median −0:36
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Block 06 5:00Running 6 3:24v median −0:42
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Block 07 6:34Running 7 3:29v median −0:41
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Block 08 9:36Running 8 4:51v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:49
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.