The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:37 at Sydney 2026 put Matthew Hayes 473rd of 556 men in the Pro division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:45 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:13 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 2:23. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Pro division for Matthew Hayes.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:04Running 1 4:01v median +0:25
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 4:26v median +0:36
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Block 03 9:39Running 3 4:50v median +0:47
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 4:56v median +0:50
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 5:16v median +1:04
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 5:04v median +0:58
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Block 07 12:02Running 7 5:28v median +1:18
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Block 08 15:26Running 8 7:52v median +1:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:25
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.