The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Matthew Painter at Sydney 2026: 1:08:03, 39th of 623 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:05 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 5:10 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:25, was faster than 94% of the field.
Sydney ran fast: the 1,013 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:22 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:33Running 1 4:01v median −0:05
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 3:59v median −0:21
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Block 03 7:22Running 3 3:58v median −0:42
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Block 04 8:19Running 4 3:59v median −0:43
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Block 05 8:23Running 5 3:52v median −1:01
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Block 06 5:24Running 6 3:42v median −1:05
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Block 07 7:57Running 7 3:52v median −0:53
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Block 08 9:37Running 8 5:39v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:25
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 601
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 601 men who finished.