The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2026, Roman Koong crossed the line in 1:11:35: 217th of 1,581 men, faster than 86% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:08 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:13 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 7:33Running 1 3:21v median −0:47
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Block 02 6:01Running 2 3:48v median −0:35
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Block 03 8:01Running 3 4:23v median −0:20
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Block 04 7:57Running 4 4:22v median −0:23
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Block 05 8:53Running 5 4:27v median −0:28
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Block 06 5:59Running 6 4:12v median −0:36
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Block 07 8:37Running 7 4:15v median −0:34
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Block 08 11:26Running 8 5:55v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:14
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.