The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul McDonogh finished 588th of 623 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 2:05:28.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:09. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:29 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:56, behind 90% of the field.
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 11:29Running 1 6:44v median +2:38
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Block 02 11:10Running 2 7:33v median +3:13
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Block 03 14:05Running 3 8:15v median +3:35
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Block 04 17:40Running 4 8:18v median +3:36
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Block 05 14:29Running 5 9:10v median +4:17
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Block 06 11:06Running 6 8:31v median +3:44
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Block 07 16:08Running 7 9:00v median +4:15
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Block 08 17:33Running 8 7:48v median +0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:56
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.