The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tony Chan finished 596th of 623 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 2:11:53.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 12:15. The race faded late: the second half went 14:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:41Running 1 5:38v median +1:32
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Block 02 8:44Running 2 5:41v median +1:21
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Block 03 12:14Running 3 6:07v median +1:27
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Block 04 18:52Running 4 6:05v median +1:23
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Block 05 11:50Running 5 6:29v median +1:36
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Block 06 9:54Running 6 6:10v median +1:23
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Block 07 19:42Running 7 6:04v median +1:19
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Block 08 28:59Running 8 9:41v median +2:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:06
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.