The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Kite finished 229th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:12:07, faster than 86% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:35 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:25 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 7:40Running 1 3:24v median −0:44
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 3:45v median −0:38
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Block 03 7:43Running 3 4:01v median −0:42
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Block 04 8:25Running 4 3:58v median −0:47
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Block 05 8:40Running 5 4:06v median −0:49
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Block 06 6:11Running 6 4:00v median −0:48
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Block 07 7:55Running 7 3:54v median −0:55
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Block 08 11:59Running 8 5:48v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:11
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.