The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Damien Flannery finished 589th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:20:40, faster than 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:46. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:40 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 7:43Running 1 3:38v median −0:30
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Block 02 6:18Running 2 4:01v median −0:22
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Block 03 9:26Running 3 4:34v median −0:09
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Block 04 10:32Running 4 4:32v median −0:13
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:39v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:16v median −0:32
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 4:15v median −0:34
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Block 08 14:11Running 8 6:21v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:43
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.