The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicholas Ellis took 2nd of 28 in the 55–59 age group at Sydney 2026, in 1:14:29.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:33 quicker than the median and 346th of 1,581. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:51 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Sydney ran fast: the 1,013 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:22 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:34Running 1 4:05v median −0:03
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Block 02 6:08Running 2 3:55v median −0:28
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Block 03 7:56Running 3 4:08v median −0:35
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Block 04 8:42Running 4 4:07v median −0:38
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Block 05 8:33Running 5 4:16v median −0:39
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Block 06 6:21Running 6 4:26v median −0:22
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 4:33v median −0:16
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Block 08 11:37Running 8 6:06v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:30
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.