The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2026, Louis Liens crossed the line in 1:10:17: 172nd of 1,581 men, faster than 89% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:30 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:15 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:43, was faster than 91% of the field.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 1:22 faster than the average race this season, by 1,013 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Louis Liens.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:16Running 1 3:16v median −0:52
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Block 02 5:50Running 2 3:40v median −0:43
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Block 03 8:09Running 3 4:05v median −0:38
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Block 04 8:37Running 4 3:52v median −0:53
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Block 05 8:20Running 5 3:55v median −1:00
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 3:54v median −0:54
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 3:50v median −0:59
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Block 08 11:28Running 8 5:28v median −1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:43
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.