The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Arrowsmith finished 455th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:17:37, faster than 71% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 82% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 54% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:57 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:29 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 8:09Running 1 3:55v median −0:13
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Block 02 5:56Running 2 4:02v median −0:21
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Block 03 10:41Running 3 4:16v median −0:27
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Block 04 10:35Running 4 4:12v median −0:33
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Block 05 8:45Running 5 4:20v median −0:35
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 3:59v median −0:49
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 4:00v median −0:49
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Block 08 11:55Running 8 5:38v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:02
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.