The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2026, Joshua Freeman crossed the line in 1:23:49: 719th of 1,581 men, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:52. The race faded late: the second half went 4:57 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 1:22.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 3:35v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 3:37v median −0:46
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 3:56v median −0:47
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Block 04 9:35Running 4 3:56v median −0:49
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Block 05 8:44Running 5 3:57v median −0:58
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Block 06 6:16Running 6 4:06v median −0:42
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Block 07 11:01Running 7 4:09v median −0:40
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Block 08 17:57Running 8 6:01v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:53
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.