The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Edward Candy finished 1,100th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:35:41.
Legs and stations told different stories: 43% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:08. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:57 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 1:22 faster than the average race this season, by 1,013 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:23Running 1 4:24v median +0:16
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 4:42v median +0:19
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Block 03 11:08Running 3 4:54v median +0:11
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Block 04 11:31Running 4 5:53v median +1:08
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 4:50v median −0:05
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 4:40v median −0:08
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Block 07 13:36Running 7 4:52v median +0:03
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Block 08 14:02Running 8 6:58v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:12
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.