The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joel Edwards finished 986th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:31:31.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:13 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:26 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 1:22.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:15Running 1 6:46v median +2:38
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 3:59v median −0:24
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Block 03 8:37Running 3 3:57v median −0:46
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Block 04 10:21Running 4 4:06v median −0:39
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Block 05 12:33Running 5 7:55v median +3:00
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:22v median −0:26
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Block 07 8:37Running 7 4:14v median −0:35
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Block 08 19:14Running 8 9:44v median +2:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:57
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.