The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daniel Mears finished 1,140th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:37:22.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:38. A harder second half: 4:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Sydney 2026 and Auckland 2025 were 10:06 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:22Running 1 4:57v median +0:49
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Block 02 8:02Running 2 5:03v median +0:40
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 5:44v median +1:01
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Block 04 10:59Running 4 5:27v median +0:42
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:44v median +0:49
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 5:41v median +0:53
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Block 07 12:49Running 7 5:37v median +0:48
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Block 08 18:18Running 8 8:36v median +1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:22
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.