The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:00 at Sydney 2026 put michael gilbert 855th of 1,581 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 61% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 35% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:37 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:08 better against the middle of the field 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. An improvement of 1:58 on Osaka 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:02Running 1 4:24v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 4:21v median −0:02
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Block 03 9:24Running 3 4:24v median −0:19
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Block 04 11:48Running 4 4:28v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:37v median −0:18
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:30v median −0:18
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Block 07 11:22Running 7 4:38v median −0:11
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Block 08 13:54Running 8 6:37v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:18
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.