The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Brett Gibson finished 420th of 556 men in the Pro division at Sydney 2026, in 1:23:51.
The stations carried this race: faster than 43% of the field across all eight, against 15% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:46 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
The field ran 3:31 faster at Sydney 2026 than at Sydney 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:17Running 1 4:02v median +0:26
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 4:15v median +0:25
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Block 03 9:28Running 3 4:35v median +0:32
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Block 04 9:28Running 4 4:41v median +0:35
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:49v median +0:37
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 4:57v median +0:51
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Block 07 11:30Running 7 5:14v median +1:04
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Block 08 12:55Running 8 8:06v median +2:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
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.