The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joe Wootton finished 541st of 556 men in the Pro division at Sydney 2026, in 1:59:10.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:00 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:05 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
Sydney ran fast: the 281 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:23 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:20Running 1 5:43v median +2:07
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Block 02 9:48Running 2 6:35v median +2:45
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Block 03 13:13Running 3 6:54v median +2:51
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Block 04 14:53Running 4 7:05v median +2:59
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Block 05 12:14Running 5 7:16v median +3:04
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Block 06 10:39Running 6 7:10v median +3:04
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Block 07 14:50Running 7 7:11v median +3:01
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Block 08 22:15Running 8 10:15v median +4:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:05
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.