The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:49 at Sydney 2026 put Simon Whitbread 497th of 623 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:25. A harder second half: 9:04 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 9:16Running 1 4:39v median +0:33
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 4:43v median +0:23
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Block 03 9:58Running 3 4:50v median +0:10
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Block 04 11:36Running 4 4:55v median +0:13
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Block 05 10:22Running 5 5:07v median +0:14
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:12v median +0:25
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Block 07 13:34Running 7 5:29v median +0:44
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Block 08 21:19Running 8 8:51v median +1:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:17
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.