The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex McHardy finished 211th of 623 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:19:52, faster than 66% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 94% of the field across all eight, against 38% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:12 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:07 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 5:56 faster at Sydney 2026 than at Auckland 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:51Running 1 4:44v median +0:38
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 4:49v median +0:29
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 5:06v median +0:26
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Block 04 10:18Running 4 4:57v median +0:15
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 5:03v median +0:10
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 5:03v median +0:16
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Block 07 9:12Running 7 5:03v median +0:18
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Block 08 12:15Running 8 7:24v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:24
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.