The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samuel Collinson finished 428th of 623 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:34:26.
The runs carried this race: faster than 54% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 25% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:29 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:35 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 8:28Running 1 4:02v median −0:04
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 4:05v median −0:15
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Block 03 10:51Running 3 4:56v median +0:16
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Block 04 10:52Running 4 4:41v median −0:01
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 4:54v median +0:01
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 4:32v median −0:15
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Block 07 12:44Running 7 4:43v median −0:02
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Block 08 16:22Running 8 7:01v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:22
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.