The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Riley Sanders finished 498th of 623 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:42:08.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:28 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:23 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 8:46Running 1 4:16v median +0:10
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 4:34v median +0:14
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 5:09v median +0:29
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Block 04 14:24Running 4 5:38v median +0:56
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Block 05 11:45Running 5 6:22v median +1:29
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:44v median +0:57
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Block 07 12:04Running 7 5:40v median +0:55
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Block 08 21:07Running 8 8:36v median +1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:55
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.