The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Charles Cox finished 324th of 623 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:26:32.
The stations carried this race: faster than 60% of the field across all eight, against 38% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:57 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 1:22.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:40Running 1 3:46v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:24v median +0:04
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Block 03 9:06Running 3 5:00v median +0:20
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Block 04 12:06Running 4 4:56v median +0:14
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:16v median +0:23
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 5:14v median +0:27
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Block 07 10:40Running 7 5:25v median +0:40
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Block 08 15:22Running 8 8:09v median +1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:45
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.