The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Schwarze finished 424th of 623 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:33:55.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:02 ahead of the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:16. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:38 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 1:22 faster than the average race this season, by 1,013 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:48Running 1 4:26v median +0:20
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:49v median +0:29
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 4:59v median +0:19
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Block 04 14:34Running 4 5:05v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:08v median +0:15
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:02v median +0:15
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Block 07 13:29Running 7 4:57v median +0:12
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Block 08 12:58Running 8 6:57v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:46
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.