The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Chard took 3rd of 10 in the 55–59 age group at Sydney 2026, in 1:26:39.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:38 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:44Running 1 4:10v median +0:04
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:20v median +0:00
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 4:38v median −0:02
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Block 04 11:00Running 4 4:39v median −0:03
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:40v median −0:13
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 4:38v median −0:09
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Block 07 11:52Running 7 4:42v median −0:03
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Block 08 14:59Running 8 6:54v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:12
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.