The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Damien Babb took 2nd of 19 in the 50–54 age group at Sydney 2026, in 1:09:04.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 59% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:37 quicker than the median and 139th of 556. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:46 behind the median.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 2:23 faster than the average race this season, by 281 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Pro division for Damien Babb.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:39Running 1 3:30v median −0:06
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 3:35v median −0:15
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Block 03 8:08Running 3 3:44v median −0:19
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Block 04 7:09Running 4 3:42v median −0:24
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Block 05 7:54Running 5 3:43v median −0:29
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Block 06 5:19Running 6 3:43v median −0:23
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Block 07 8:34Running 7 3:47v median −0:23
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Block 08 11:59Running 8 5:13v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:08
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.