The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Ristov finished 366th of 556 men in the Pro division at Sydney 2026, in 1:19:11.
The stations carried this race: faster than 50% of the field across all eight, against 29% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:42 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
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 7:31Running 1 3:35v median −0:01
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:02v median +0:12
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Block 03 8:55Running 3 4:25v median +0:22
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Block 04 8:40Running 4 4:37v median +0:31
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 4:46v median +0:34
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Block 06 6:01Running 6 4:22v median +0:16
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Block 07 9:40Running 7 4:35v median +0:25
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Block 08 13:42Running 8 6:58v median +1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:42
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.