The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jay Jones finished 1,366th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:50:00.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 4:31. A harder second half: 3:00 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 10:33Running 1 5:32v median +1:24
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 5:41v median +1:18
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Block 03 12:22Running 3 6:06v median +1:23
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Block 04 13:24Running 4 6:12v median +1:27
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Block 05 11:35Running 5 6:14v median +1:19
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Block 06 9:01Running 6 6:07v median +1:19
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Block 07 16:40Running 7 6:33v median +1:44
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Block 08 17:24Running 8 9:35v median +2:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:14
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.