The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ian Gardiner finished 314th of 556 men in the Pro division at Sydney 2026, in 1:16:47.
Legs and stations told different stories: 57% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:05 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:57 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:44Running 1 3:35v median −0:01
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 3:44v median −0:06
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Block 03 8:28Running 3 3:55v median −0:08
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Block 04 7:40Running 4 3:59v median −0:07
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Block 05 8:21Running 5 4:01v median −0:11
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Block 06 5:46Running 6 4:03v median −0:03
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Block 07 9:15Running 7 4:10v median +0:00
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Block 08 15:57Running 8 5:52v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:51
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.