The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Josh Kirby finished 409th of 623 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:32:32.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:15 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:57 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:28Running 1 4:11v median +0:05
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 4:03v median −0:17
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Block 03 9:04Running 3 4:32v median −0:08
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Block 04 14:15Running 4 4:47v median +0:05
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 5:07v median +0:14
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:59v median +0:12
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Block 07 12:38Running 7 4:58v median +0:13
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Block 08 17:24Running 8 7:14v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:31
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.