The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Pym finished 1,198th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:40:09.
The runs carried this race: faster than 40% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 15% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:53 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 1:22.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:25Running 1 3:54v median −0:14
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 4:40v median +0:17
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Block 03 10:54Running 3 4:52v median +0:09
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Block 04 12:48Running 4 5:08v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:15v median +0:20
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 5:08v median +0:20
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Block 07 13:31Running 7 5:17v median +0:28
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Block 08 18:50Running 8 7:53v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:26
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.