The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jake Rizzo finished 622nd of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:21:20, faster than 61% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 81% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 39% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 5:00 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:27Running 1 3:56v median −0:12
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Block 02 6:44Running 2 3:58v median −0:25
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Block 03 8:11Running 3 4:05v median −0:38
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Block 04 9:24Running 4 4:02v median −0:43
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 4:09v median −0:46
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 4:11v median −0:37
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Block 07 14:52Running 7 4:16v median −0:33
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Block 08 11:32Running 8 5:54v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:09
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.