The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Wai Yin Jed Lam finished 432nd of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:17:03, faster than 73% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:12 quicker than the median and 294th of 1,581. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:23 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 8:27Running 1 3:46v median −0:22
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 3:53v median −0:30
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 4:06v median −0:37
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Block 04 9:14Running 4 4:08v median −0:37
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Block 05 8:44Running 5 3:57v median −0:58
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 3:56v median −0:52
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Block 07 8:25Running 7 4:01v median −0:48
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Block 08 13:17Running 8 5:30v median −1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:10
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.