The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Preece finished 1,249th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:42:56.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 4:55. The race faded late: the second half went 4:58 worse 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 9:39Running 1 4:46v median +0:38
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 5:02v median +0:39
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Block 03 10:43Running 3 5:07v median +0:24
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Block 04 12:38Running 4 5:20v median +0:35
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:16v median +0:21
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 5:17v median +0:29
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Block 07 15:53Running 7 5:22v median +0:33
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Block 08 18:05Running 8 8:18v median +1:18
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.