The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tomas Richards finished 926th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:29:11.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:02 quicker than the median and 356th of 1,581. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:50 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 1:22 faster than the average race this season, by 1,013 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:57Running 1 4:24v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 4:46v median +0:23
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 4:53v median +0:10
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 5:07v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:14v median +0:19
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 5:07v median +0:19
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 5:07v median +0:18
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Block 08 16:15Running 8 7:21v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:52
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.