The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2026, Rory Strickland crossed the line in 1:19:37: 537th of 1,581 men, faster than 66% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:21 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 1:22. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Rory Strickland.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:19Running 1 4:00v median −0:08
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Block 02 6:18Running 2 4:09v median −0:14
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Block 03 8:29Running 3 4:17v median −0:26
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Block 04 8:40Running 4 4:18v median −0:27
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:53v median −0:02
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 4:34v median −0:14
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Block 07 9:50Running 7 4:35v median −0:14
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Block 08 13:18Running 8 6:31v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:00
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.