The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niall Whelan finished 545th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:19:47, faster than 66% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:31 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:35 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 8:21Running 1 4:00v median −0:08
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 4:09v median −0:14
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:23v median −0:20
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 4:12v median −0:33
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 4:27v median −0:28
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Block 06 6:14Running 6 4:25v median −0:23
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 4:22v median −0:27
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Block 08 13:04Running 8 6:09v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:38
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.