The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Pro division at Sydney 2026, Joel Ooi crossed the line in 1:08:23: 139th of 556 men, faster than 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 63% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:51 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:11 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 2:23 faster than the average race this season, by 281 athletes who raced both. Joel Ooi's fastest of 2 finishes in the Pro division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:32Running 1 3:35v median −0:01
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 3:31v median −0:19
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Block 03 7:37Running 3 3:35v median −0:28
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Block 04 8:00Running 4 3:36v median −0:30
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Block 05 7:42Running 5 3:43v median −0:29
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Block 06 5:13Running 6 3:40v median −0:26
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Block 07 8:56Running 7 3:43v median −0:27
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Block 08 10:26Running 8 5:17v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:19
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.