The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marc Dunlop finished 526th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:19:16, faster than 67% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 78% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 50% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:10 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 7:51Running 1 3:35v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:07Running 2 3:44v median −0:39
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Block 03 7:37Running 3 3:54v median −0:49
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 4:05v median −0:40
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Block 05 9:11Running 5 4:20v median −0:35
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 4:10v median −0:38
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Block 07 11:12Running 7 4:26v median −0:23
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Block 08 13:00Running 8 6:53v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:21
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.