The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Harmer finished 222nd of 623 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:20:23, faster than 64% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 86% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 41% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 5:23 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:22Running 1 3:07v median −0:59
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 3:48v median −0:32
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Block 03 8:26Running 3 4:02v median −0:38
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Block 04 9:24Running 4 4:07v median −0:35
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Block 05 8:52Running 5 4:18v median −0:35
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 3:56v median −0:51
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Block 07 14:56Running 7 4:01v median −0:44
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Block 08 11:12Running 8 6:06v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:09
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.