The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gajan Arulthevan finished 1,377th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:50:48.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 4:30 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:57, behind 92% of the field.
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 9:12Running 1 3:57v median −0:11
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Block 02 7:52Running 2 4:39v median +0:16
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Block 03 12:21Running 3 5:18v median +0:35
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Block 04 15:51Running 4 5:38v median +0:53
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Block 05 11:41Running 5 5:21v median +0:26
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Block 06 9:11Running 6 5:55v median +1:07
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Block 07 14:31Running 7 6:17v median +1:28
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Block 08 17:18Running 8 8:13v median +1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:57
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.