The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:17 at Sydney 2026 put Craig Purnell 304th of 623 men in the Open division, ahead of 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:00 behind the median.
Sydney ran fast: the 1,013 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:22 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:46Running 1 3:24v median −0:42
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 4:05v median −0:15
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 4:11v median −0:29
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Block 04 11:06Running 4 4:14v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:03Running 5 4:18v median −0:35
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:17v median −0:30
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Block 07 12:46Running 7 4:14v median −0:31
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Block 08 12:58Running 8 6:02v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:54
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.