The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2026, Alex Bourne crossed the line in 1:20:30: 582nd of 1,581 men, faster than 63% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 78% of the field beaten on the stations, against 47% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:40 on the median. A harder second half: 2:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Sydney 2026 and Sydney 2025 were 3:08 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:12Running 1 3:51v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 4:08v median −0:15
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Block 03 7:44Running 3 4:12v median −0:31
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Block 04 9:20Running 4 4:29v median −0:16
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 5:15v median +0:20
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 4:53v median +0:05
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Block 07 9:55Running 7 5:01v median +0:12
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Block 08 14:07Running 8 8:43v median +1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:07
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.