The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Zane Palmer finished 208th of 556 men in the Pro division at Sydney 2026, in 1:11:03, faster than 63% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 78% of the field beaten on the stations, against 46% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:10 quicker than the median and 57th of 556. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 2:23.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:23Running 1 3:31v median −0:05
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 3:45v median −0:05
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Block 03 8:41Running 3 4:18v median +0:15
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Block 04 8:00Running 4 4:11v median +0:05
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Block 05 8:44Running 5 4:21v median +0:09
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Block 06 5:49Running 6 4:18v median +0:12
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Block 07 7:54Running 7 4:15v median +0:05
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Block 08 11:15Running 8 6:06v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:59
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.