The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Phil Nicholas finished in the top 10% of the field at Sydney 2026, in 1:08:31 for 45th of 623 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:05 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:00 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 7:33Running 1 3:28v median −0:38
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Block 02 5:06Running 2 3:29v median −0:51
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 3:50v median −0:50
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Block 04 8:44Running 4 3:49v median −0:53
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 4:04v median −0:49
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Block 06 5:45Running 6 3:53v median −0:54
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Block 07 7:33Running 7 3:53v median −0:52
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Block 08 10:18Running 8 5:20v median −1:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:14
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.