The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tao Shen finished 590th of 623 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 2:08:12.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:27 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:07 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 12:44, behind 92% 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 12:13Running 1 6:00v median +1:54
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Block 02 10:09Running 2 6:38v median +2:18
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Block 03 12:56Running 3 6:54v median +2:14
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Block 04 17:36Running 4 7:11v median +2:29
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Block 05 13:27Running 5 7:44v median +2:51
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Block 06 11:14Running 6 6:54v median +2:07
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Block 07 14:37Running 7 6:15v median +1:30
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Block 08 23:24Running 8 10:54v median +3:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:44
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.