The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Te Taarai Shelford finished 1,314th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:46:49.
The stations carried this race: faster than 39% of the field across all eight, against 7% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:52 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:09 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:47Running 1 5:42v median +1:34
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Block 02 9:10Running 2 5:51v median +1:28
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Block 03 11:49Running 3 6:29v median +1:46
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Block 04 13:16Running 4 6:42v median +1:57
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Block 05 12:15Running 5 6:59v median +2:04
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Block 06 9:08Running 6 6:49v median +2:01
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Block 07 12:22Running 7 6:53v median +2:04
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Block 08 16:51Running 8 10:22v median +3:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:18
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.