The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Simon Bell at Sydney 2026: 1:06:29, 71st of 1,581 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:57 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:11 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 7:03, was faster than 85% of the field.
Sydney ran fast: the 1,013 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:22 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:29Running 1 3:28v median −0:40
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Block 02 5:08Running 2 3:39v median −0:44
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Block 03 6:45Running 3 3:47v median −0:56
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Block 04 8:49Running 4 4:03v median −0:42
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Block 05 8:04Running 5 3:56v median −0:59
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Block 06 5:22Running 6 3:52v median −0:56
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Block 07 7:41Running 7 3:46v median −1:03
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Block 08 10:14Running 8 5:07v median −1:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:03
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.