The race, in three figures
The race, in words
sam whiticker finished 451st of 623 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:36:53.
Legs and stations told different stories: 44% of the field beaten on the runs, 19% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:36 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:51Running 1 4:21v median +0:15
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 4:30v median +0:10
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Block 03 11:05Running 3 5:07v median +0:27
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Block 04 12:49Running 4 4:53v median +0:11
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 4:57v median +0:04
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 4:42v median −0:05
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Block 07 11:19Running 7 4:53v median +0:08
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Block 08 19:03Running 8 7:24v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:52
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.