The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Besanko finished 1,286th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:44:56.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 5:54. The race faded late: the second half went 2:16 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 4:28v median +0:20
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 4:56v median +0:33
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 5:19v median +0:36
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Block 04 16:50Running 4 5:13v median +0:28
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Block 05 10:48Running 5 5:58v median +1:03
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Block 06 9:00Running 6 5:51v median +1:03
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Block 07 14:40Running 7 5:42v median +0:53
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Block 08 17:00Running 8 9:19v median +2:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:27
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.