The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Tait finished 408th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:16:34, faster than 74% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 85% of the field beaten on the stations, against 61% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:51 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:40 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 4:16v median +0:08
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 4:21v median −0:02
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Block 03 8:38Running 3 4:34v median −0:09
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Block 04 8:48Running 4 4:30v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:38v median −0:17
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:41v median −0:07
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Block 07 9:08Running 7 4:42v median −0:07
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Block 08 11:25Running 8 6:12v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:08
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.