The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Higham finished 1,284th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:44:56.
Legs and stations told different stories: 33% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 7:40 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Sydney ran fast: the 1,013 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:22 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:54Running 1 4:26v median +0:18
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 5:01v median +0:38
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Block 03 10:35Running 3 5:08v median +0:25
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Block 04 13:53Running 4 5:13v median +0:28
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:21v median +0:26
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 5:19v median +0:31
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Block 07 12:24Running 7 5:19v median +0:30
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Block 08 22:36Running 8 7:52v median +0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:38
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.