The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luke Howard finished 1,076th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:34:44.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:34 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Sydney ran fast: the 1,013 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:22 quicker here than at their other races. Luke Howard's fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:07Running 1 4:34v median +0:26
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 4:50v median +0:27
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 5:00v median +0:17
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Block 04 11:05Running 4 5:14v median +0:29
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:35v median +0:40
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 5:15v median +0:27
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Block 07 11:27Running 7 5:13v median +0:24
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Block 08 18:55Running 8 8:17v median +1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:00
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.