The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joe Layton finished 540th of 556 men in the Pro division at Sydney 2026, in 1:58:10.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 12:08 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 17:22 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:00, behind 89% 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 9:01Running 1 4:18v median +0:42
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 4:39v median +0:49
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Block 03 13:39Running 3 5:02v median +0:59
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Block 04 13:05Running 4 5:20v median +1:14
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:27v median +1:15
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 5:22v median +1:16
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Block 07 22:15Running 7 5:18v median +1:08
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Block 08 24:47Running 8 8:18v median +2:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:00
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.