The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Trainor finished 552nd of 556 men in the Pro division at Sydney 2026, in 2:26:52.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 17:05 behind the median. A harder second half: 28:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 13:18 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 2:23.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:01Running 1 4:19v median +0:43
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Block 02 10:16Running 2 5:02v median +1:12
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Block 03 15:06Running 3 5:39v median +1:36
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Block 04 16:46Running 4 5:34v median +1:28
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Block 05 13:58Running 5 8:32v median +4:20
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Block 06 9:57Running 6 5:57v median +1:51
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Block 07 27:48Running 7 5:54v median +1:44
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Block 08 30:48Running 8 9:42v median +3:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:18
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.