The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Issa finished 557th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:19:59, faster than 65% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:14 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:27 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Sydney ran fast: the 1,013 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:22 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:57Running 1 4:06v median −0:02
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:25v median +0:02
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 4:38v median −0:05
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Block 04 9:57Running 4 4:33v median −0:12
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:33v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 4:33v median −0:15
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Block 07 8:33Running 7 4:11v median −0:38
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Block 08 12:31Running 8 6:02v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:48
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.