The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Malik finished 1,348th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:48:44.
The runs carried this race: faster than 33% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 9% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 5:58 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:10 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 9:57Running 1 5:02v median +0:54
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:38v median +0:15
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 5:17v median +0:34
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Block 04 15:16Running 4 4:58v median +0:13
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:31v median +0:36
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:52v median +0:04
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Block 07 14:32Running 7 5:03v median +0:14
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Block 08 21:21Running 8 8:19v median +1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:43
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.