The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2026, Ajnesh Prasad crossed the line in 1:15:21: 348th of 1,581 men, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 63% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:06 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:57 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 7:56Running 1 3:30v median −0:38
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 3:50v median −0:33
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 4:16v median −0:27
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Block 04 9:55Running 4 4:02v median −0:43
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Block 05 8:38Running 5 4:01v median −0:54
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 4:03v median −0:45
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 4:10v median −0:39
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Block 08 12:06Running 8 5:45v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:07
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.