The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gaku Kirikae finished 563rd of 623 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:55:44.
The stations carried this race: faster than 27% of the field across all eight, against 4% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:28 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:53 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 10:59Running 1 6:17v median +2:11
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Block 02 10:28Running 2 6:48v median +2:28
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Block 03 13:37Running 3 7:19v median +2:39
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Block 04 11:38Running 4 7:03v median +2:21
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Block 05 12:58Running 5 7:35v median +2:42
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Block 06 10:42Running 6 7:35v median +2:48
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Block 07 12:25Running 7 7:48v median +3:03
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Block 08 22:13Running 8 10:42v median +3:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:53
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.