The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Phil Tessyman finished 358th of 623 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:28:45.
The runs carried this race: faster than 57% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 36% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:11 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:00 better 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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Phil Tessyman.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:22Running 1 3:51v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 4:12v median −0:08
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Block 03 10:17Running 3 4:39v median −0:01
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Block 04 13:10Running 4 4:46v median +0:04
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 4:47v median −0:06
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:41v median −0:06
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Block 07 10:47Running 7 4:47v median +0:02
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Block 08 13:58Running 8 6:37v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:00
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.