The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ching-Siang Cheng finished 587th of 623 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 2:04:51.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 14:24 behind the median. A harder second half: 11:16 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. 0:57 slower than at Singapore 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:26Running 1 4:12v median +0:06
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Block 02 9:04Running 2 4:34v median +0:14
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Block 03 13:13Running 3 5:22v median +0:42
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Block 04 17:13Running 4 5:44v median +1:02
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Block 05 11:54Running 5 6:05v median +1:12
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Block 06 8:34Running 6 5:43v median +0:56
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Block 07 13:57Running 7 5:30v median +0:45
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Block 08 31:03Running 8 9:36v median +2:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:33
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.