The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephen Townsend finished 1,234th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:42:02.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:56. A harder second half: 6:00 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 8:53Running 1 4:11v median +0:03
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 4:32v median +0:09
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 5:00v median +0:17
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Block 04 13:55Running 4 5:46v median +1:01
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:47v median +0:52
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 5:50v median +1:02
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Block 07 13:50Running 7 5:24v median +0:35
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Block 08 19:14Running 8 8:14v median +1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:47
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.