The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt O’Regan finished 504th of 623 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:42:54.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 5:03. A harder second half: 8:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 1:22.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:13Running 1 4:03v median −0:03
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 4:47v median +0:27
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Block 03 10:24Running 3 5:06v median +0:26
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Block 04 12:55Running 4 5:10v median +0:28
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:13v median +0:20
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Block 06 8:50Running 6 5:23v median +0:36
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Block 07 16:13Running 7 5:38v median +0:53
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Block 08 19:05Running 8 8:03v median +1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:21
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.