The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2026, Ben Montgomery crossed the line in 1:19:34: 535th of 1,581 men, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:17 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:36 worse 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 8:21Running 1 3:54v median −0:14
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Block 02 6:12Running 2 4:00v median −0:23
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Block 03 8:23Running 3 4:11v median −0:32
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Block 04 9:23Running 4 4:03v median −0:42
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Block 05 8:54Running 5 4:15v median −0:40
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Block 06 6:25Running 6 4:09v median −0:39
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Block 07 11:04Running 7 4:11v median −0:38
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Block 08 13:33Running 8 6:01v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:27
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.