The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jack Carmichael finished 492nd of 623 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:40:39.
The stations carried this race: faster than 42% of the field across all eight, against 10% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:28 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Sydney ran fast: the 1,013 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:22 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:59Running 1 4:50v median +0:44
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 5:26v median +1:06
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Block 03 10:28Running 3 5:57v median +1:17
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Block 04 13:33Running 4 6:02v median +1:20
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Block 05 11:15Running 5 6:21v median +1:28
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Block 06 8:15Running 6 6:06v median +1:19
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Block 07 13:28Running 7 6:28v median +1:43
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Block 08 16:50Running 8 9:47v median +2:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:54
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.