The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Brad Lardner took 2nd of 268 in the 35–39 age group at Sydney 2026, in 1:02:09.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 3:07 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:05 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:00, was faster than 98% of the field.
The field ran 2:55 faster at Sydney 2026 than at Sydney 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:27Running 1 3:16v median −0:52
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Block 02 5:49Running 2 3:29v median −0:54
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Block 03 6:41Running 3 3:31v median −1:12
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Block 04 6:06Running 4 3:30v median −1:15
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Block 05 7:59Running 5 3:34v median −1:21
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Block 06 4:59Running 6 3:33v median −1:15
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Block 07 7:11Running 7 3:37v median −1:12
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Block 08 10:04Running 8 4:58v median −2:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:00
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1511
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,511 men who finished.