The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Poole finished 856th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:27:01.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:39 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:07 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 7:55Running 1 3:47v median −0:21
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:28v median +0:05
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Block 03 9:24Running 3 4:47v median +0:04
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Block 04 11:08Running 4 4:54v median +0:09
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 5:05v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 4:49v median +0:01
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Block 07 10:39Running 7 4:43v median −0:06
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Block 08 16:06Running 8 7:23v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:09
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.