The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Stuart MacDonald at Sydney 2026: 1:10:01, 59th of 623 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:48 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:12 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 6:24, ahead of 94% 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. That was 0:23 off the time at Belgium 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:59Running 1 3:39v median −0:27
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 3:41v median −0:39
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Block 03 7:55Running 3 3:49v median −0:51
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Block 04 8:08Running 4 3:43v median −0:59
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Block 05 8:43Running 5 3:59v median −0:54
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 3:52v median −0:55
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Block 07 7:55Running 7 4:07v median −0:38
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Block 08 10:47Running 8 5:18v median −1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:24
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.