The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2026, Todd Lyall crossed the line in 1:12:56: 252nd of 1,581 men, faster than 84% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 95% of the field across all eight, against 69% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:27 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:46 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:56Running 1 3:37v median −0:31
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Block 02 6:06Running 2 4:11v median −0:12
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Block 03 7:02Running 3 4:23v median −0:20
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Block 04 9:17Running 4 4:36v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:03Running 5 4:39v median −0:16
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Block 06 5:51Running 6 4:14v median −0:34
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 4:35v median −0:14
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Block 08 11:01Running 8 6:24v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
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.