The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Aston finished 343rd of 556 men in the Pro division at Sydney 2026, in 1:18:00.
The stations carried this race: faster than 63% of the field across all eight, against 22% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 1:13 quicker than the median and 99th of 556. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:37 behind the median.
The field ran 6:18 faster at Sydney 2026 than at Sydney 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 4:17v median +0:41
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 4:24v median +0:34
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Block 03 8:33Running 3 4:32v median +0:29
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Block 04 7:59Running 4 4:38v median +0:32
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:44v median +0:32
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 4:40v median +0:34
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Block 07 10:01Running 7 4:35v median +0:25
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Block 08 11:39Running 8 6:52v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:57
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.