The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Zaitar finished 1,165th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:38:15.
A station race more than a running one: 39% of the field beaten on the stations, against 19% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:34 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:26Running 1 4:53v median +0:45
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Block 02 7:56Running 2 4:58v median +0:35
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 5:07v median +0:24
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Block 04 11:35Running 4 5:11v median +0:26
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:37v median +0:42
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 5:25v median +0:37
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Block 07 12:39Running 7 5:29v median +0:40
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Block 08 17:45Running 8 11:36v median +4:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:24
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.