The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Johnston finished 143rd of 623 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:15:47, faster than 77% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:42 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:28 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 7:45Running 1 3:24v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 3:47v median −0:33
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 4:31v median −0:09
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Block 04 9:48Running 4 4:30v median −0:12
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 4:48v median −0:05
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Block 06 6:03Running 6 4:24v median −0:23
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Block 07 8:39Running 7 4:30v median −0:15
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Block 08 11:05Running 8 5:44v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:29
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.