The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Evangelou finished 419th of 556 men in the Pro division at Sydney 2026, in 1:23:47.
Legs and stations told different stories: 43% of the field beaten on the runs, 15% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:02 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:23 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 8:34Running 1 3:55v median +0:19
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 4:03v median +0:13
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 4:00v median −0:03
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Block 04 8:20Running 4 4:05v median −0:01
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Block 05 8:44Running 5 4:11v median −0:01
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:18v median +0:12
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Block 07 10:27Running 7 4:25v median +0:15
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Block 08 16:10Running 8 6:08v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:21
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.