The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2026, Nathan Jones crossed the line in 1:17:52: 469th of 1,581 men, faster than 70% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 84% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 50% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:56. The race faded late: the second half went 1:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 1:22. 1:56 faster than at Cardiff 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:46Running 1 3:40v median −0:28
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Block 02 6:12Running 2 3:49v median −0:34
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 4:07v median −0:36
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Block 04 8:43Running 4 4:16v median −0:29
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Block 05 8:54Running 5 4:09v median −0:46
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Block 06 6:05Running 6 4:07v median −0:41
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Block 07 9:38Running 7 3:57v median −0:52
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Block 08 14:47Running 8 5:47v median −1:13
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.