The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sebastian Liau finished 1,012th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:32:31.
Legs and stations told different stories: 51% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:23. A harder second half: 1:33 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 8:28Running 1 4:01v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 4:25v median +0:02
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Block 03 10:51Running 3 4:38v median −0:05
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Block 04 10:51Running 4 4:46v median +0:01
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 4:50v median −0:05
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 4:47v median −0:01
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Block 07 11:12Running 7 4:45v median −0:04
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Block 08 16:47Running 8 7:20v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:04
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.