The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lyall Russell finished 833rd of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:26:23.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 28% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:45 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:05 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 8:12Running 1 3:48v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 3:58v median −0:25
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Block 03 9:46Running 3 4:14v median −0:29
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Block 04 10:21Running 4 4:19v median −0:26
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Block 05 9:11Running 5 4:28v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:26v median −0:22
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Block 07 10:25Running 7 4:38v median −0:11
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Block 08 18:18Running 8 6:29v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:32
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.