The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Motta finished 444th of 623 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:36:14.
The runs carried this race: faster than 48% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 17% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:33. The race faded late: the second half went 1:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:30 faster at Sydney 2026 than at Brisbane 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:27Running 1 3:58v median −0:08
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 4:38v median +0:18
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Block 03 10:16Running 3 4:47v median +0:07
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Block 04 13:49Running 4 4:41v median −0:01
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:05v median +0:12
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Block 06 8:34Running 6 4:56v median +0:09
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Block 07 11:21Running 7 4:55v median +0:10
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Block 08 17:30Running 8 6:54v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:16
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.