The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Somsouk Thepphavong finished 553rd of 556 men in the Pro division at Sydney 2026, in 2:30:24.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 15:37. The race faded late: the second half went 22:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 11:42 in the roxzone was slower than 97% 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 10:08Running 1 4:53v median +1:17
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Block 02 12:45Running 2 5:40v median +1:50
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Block 03 16:59Running 3 6:46v median +2:43
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Block 04 15:52Running 4 6:34v median +2:28
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Block 05 12:56Running 5 7:36v median +3:24
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Block 06 11:50Running 6 6:08v median +2:02
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Block 07 25:56Running 7 6:20v median +2:10
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Block 08 32:25Running 8 10:48v median +4:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:42
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.