The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2026, Jacob Arthur crossed the line in 1:22:48: 683rd of 1,581 men, faster than 57% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 77% of the field across all eight, against 40% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:30 on the median. 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 9:02Running 1 4:42v median +0:34
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:47v median +0:24
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 5:07v median +0:24
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Block 04 9:22Running 4 5:09v median +0:24
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 5:06v median +0:11
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:49v median +0:01
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Block 07 9:58Running 7 5:01v median +0:12
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Block 08 13:01Running 8 7:26v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:36
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.