The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Bauer finished 682nd of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:22:46, faster than 57% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 79% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 36% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:00. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:24 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:06Running 1 3:34v median −0:34
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Block 02 6:00Running 2 3:44v median −0:39
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Block 03 10:15Running 3 4:34v median −0:09
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Block 04 11:24Running 4 4:18v median −0:27
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:28v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 4:10v median −0:38
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Block 07 8:56Running 7 4:08v median −0:41
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Block 08 15:04Running 8 6:00v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:27
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.