The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:14 at Sydney 2026 put Mark Roper 235th of 623 men in the Open division, ahead of 62% of the field.
The sled pull was the standout, 0:59 quicker than the median and 66th of 623. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:41 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:07 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 1:22. 4:08 slower than at London 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:53Running 1 3:52v median −0:14
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 4:12v median −0:08
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Block 03 7:56Running 3 4:23v median −0:17
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Block 04 10:43Running 4 4:24v median −0:18
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Block 05 8:52Running 5 4:36v median −0:17
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Block 06 6:25Running 6 4:32v median −0:15
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Block 07 10:34Running 7 4:35v median −0:10
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Block 08 14:17Running 8 6:33v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:13
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.