The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2026, Sam Morton crossed the line in 1:25:27: 788th of 1,581 men, faster than 50% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:33 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:59 worse 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 8:23Running 1 3:41v median −0:27
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 3:43v median −0:40
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 4:21v median −0:22
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Block 04 10:54Running 4 4:18v median −0:27
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 4:41v median −0:14
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:29v median −0:19
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 4:28v median −0:21
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Block 08 17:54Running 8 6:17v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:39
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.