The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Farrugia finished 918th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:28:56.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 27% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:22. The race faded late: the second half went 4:40 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:46Running 1 4:07v median −0:01
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:09v median −0:14
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 4:16v median −0:27
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Block 04 11:15Running 4 4:29v median −0:16
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 4:31v median −0:24
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 4:13v median −0:35
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Block 07 11:26Running 7 4:21v median −0:28
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Block 08 16:53Running 8 6:27v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:43
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.