The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2026, Joshua Novak crossed the line in 1:24:18: 740th of 1,581 men, faster than 53% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:09 on the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:06. A harder second half: 1:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:40Running 1 4:07v median −0:01
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Block 02 6:18Running 2 4:13v median −0:10
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 4:23v median −0:20
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Block 04 9:55Running 4 4:34v median −0:11
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 4:51v median −0:04
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 4:41v median −0:07
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 4:51v median +0:02
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Block 08 15:54Running 8 6:44v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:23
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.