The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Nicholson finished 968th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:30:38.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:52 on the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:21. The race faded late: the second half went 1:08 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:08 faster at Sydney 2026 than at Sydney 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:30Running 1 3:58v median −0:10
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 4:36v median +0:13
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 5:02v median +0:19
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Block 04 12:12Running 4 5:08v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 5:34v median +0:39
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 5:17v median +0:29
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Block 07 11:44Running 7 5:38v median +0:49
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Block 08 14:20Running 8 8:08v median +1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:17
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.