The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kurt Gainsford finished in the top 10% of the field at Sydney 2026, in 1:08:07 for 43rd of 623 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:06 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:56 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:22, was faster than 95% of the field.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 1:22 faster than the average race this season, by 1,013 athletes who raced both. Kurt Gainsford's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:31Running 1 3:20v median −0:46
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Block 02 6:12Running 2 3:36v median −0:44
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Block 03 7:33Running 3 3:56v median −0:44
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Block 04 8:03Running 4 3:55v median −0:47
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Block 05 8:25Running 5 4:03v median −0:50
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Block 06 5:33Running 6 3:57v median −0:50
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Block 07 8:32Running 7 3:51v median −0:54
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Block 08 10:06Running 8 5:09v median −1:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:22
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.