The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Austin Smith finished 358th of 556 men in the Pro division at Sydney 2026, in 1:18:42.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:57. The race faded late: the second half went 1:02 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:36Running 1 3:30v median −0:06
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 3:48v median −0:02
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 4:21v median +0:18
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Block 04 9:00Running 4 4:11v median +0:05
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Block 05 8:46Running 5 4:17v median +0:05
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:10v median +0:04
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Block 07 10:04Running 7 4:18v median +0:08
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Block 08 12:30Running 8 6:10v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:04
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.