The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:13:55 at Sydney 2026 put Thomas Smith 257th of 556 men in the Pro division, ahead of 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 35% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:58. A harder second half: 4:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 2:23 faster than the average race this season, by 281 athletes who raced both. 27:04 faster than at Rome 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:11Running 1 3:11v median −0:25
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Block 02 6:06Running 2 3:26v median −0:24
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Block 03 7:32Running 3 3:40v median −0:23
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Block 04 8:16Running 4 3:43v median −0:23
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Block 05 8:14Running 5 4:02v median −0:10
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Block 06 5:45Running 6 3:51v median −0:15
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Block 07 11:41Running 7 3:54v median −0:16
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Block 08 12:31Running 8 5:28v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
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.