The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Colm O’Neill finished 1,335th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:47:50.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:37 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:06 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 1:22. That was 12:07 off the time at New York 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:24Running 1 5:29v median +1:21
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Block 02 9:38Running 2 5:50v median +1:27
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Block 03 11:31Running 3 5:54v median +1:11
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Block 04 12:28Running 4 5:42v median +0:57
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Block 05 11:30Running 5 5:56v median +1:01
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 5:50v median +1:02
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Block 07 13:30Running 7 5:50v median +1:01
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Block 08 18:40Running 8 7:59v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:06
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.