The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2026, Nick Mearns crossed the line in 1:23:48: 717th of 1,581 men, faster than 55% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:57 on the median. A harder second half: 2:34 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 8:36Running 1 4:14v median +0:06
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 4:19v median −0:04
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 4:21v median −0:22
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Block 04 8:58Running 4 4:12v median −0:33
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Block 05 12:10Running 5 7:36v median +2:41
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 4:25v median −0:23
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Block 07 10:29Running 7 4:37v median −0:12
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Block 08 13:26Running 8 6:38v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:38
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.