The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicholas Sawyer finished 1,024th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:32:55.
The stations carried this race: faster than 44% of the field across all eight, against 24% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:56. The race faded late: the second half went 2:51 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 9:14Running 1 4:44v median +0:36
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 4:46v median +0:23
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 5:12v median +0:29
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 5:27v median +0:42
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 6:08v median +1:13
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:15v median +0:27
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Block 07 10:39Running 7 5:26v median +0:37
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Block 08 17:54Running 8 8:54v median +1:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:37
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.