The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Heath Mercer at Sydney 2026: 1:07:17, 86th of 1,581 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:46 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:55 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:35, was faster than 93% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Sydney 2026 and Sydney 2025 were 3:08 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:28Running 1 3:32v median −0:36
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Block 02 5:36Running 2 3:40v median −0:43
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Block 03 7:28Running 3 3:52v median −0:51
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Block 04 8:40Running 4 3:57v median −0:48
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Block 05 8:10Running 5 4:01v median −0:54
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Block 06 5:34Running 6 4:01v median −0:47
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Block 07 8:02Running 7 3:54v median −0:55
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Block 08 9:52Running 8 5:34v median −1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:35
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.