The race, in three figures
The race, in words
William Thorley finished 820th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:26:11.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:05 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:33 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 8:32Running 1 4:02v median −0:06
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 3:59v median −0:24
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 4:15v median −0:28
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Block 04 10:12Running 4 4:17v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:33v median −0:22
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Block 06 6:04Running 6 4:13v median −0:35
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Block 07 11:56Running 7 4:25v median −0:24
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Block 08 16:34Running 8 6:25v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:47
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.