The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Baxter finished 1,271st of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:44:13.
A station race more than a running one: 39% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:27 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:30 faster at Sydney 2026 than at Brisbane 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:34Running 1 5:20v median +1:12
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 5:19v median +0:56
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 5:44v median +1:01
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Block 04 13:26Running 4 6:16v median +1:31
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Block 05 11:24Running 5 6:46v median +1:51
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Block 06 9:16Running 6 6:54v median +2:06
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Block 07 13:13Running 7 6:59v median +2:10
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Block 08 17:31Running 8 10:17v median +3:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:04
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.