The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gary Robbins won the 50–54 age group at Sydney 2026 in 1:14:04, first of 31.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:09 quicker than the median and 125th of 623. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:17 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 1:22 faster than the average race this season, by 1,013 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:36Running 1 3:19v median −0:47
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Block 02 5:36Running 2 3:46v median −0:34
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Block 03 8:01Running 3 4:18v median −0:22
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Block 04 10:05Running 4 3:59v median −0:43
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Block 05 8:46Running 5 4:12v median −0:41
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Block 06 5:49Running 6 4:10v median −0:37
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Block 07 8:22Running 7 3:59v median −0:46
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Block 08 13:02Running 8 5:34v median −1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:58
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.