The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:17 at Sydney 2026 put Owen Takau 1,093rd of 1,581 men in the Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:08. A harder second half: 3:23 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:27Running 1 4:58v median +0:50
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 5:02v median +0:39
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 5:13v median +0:30
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Block 04 11:57Running 4 5:09v median +0:24
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:31v median +0:36
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:23v median +0:35
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Block 07 13:16Running 7 5:32v median +0:43
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Block 08 16:32Running 8 8:00v median +1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:36
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.