The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joe Hughes finished 1,378th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:50:53.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:21 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 1:22 faster than the average race this season, by 1,013 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:26Running 1 5:05v median +0:57
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 5:09v median +0:46
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Block 03 11:16Running 3 5:46v median +1:03
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Block 04 15:15Running 4 5:59v median +1:14
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Block 05 11:46Running 5 6:32v median +1:37
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Block 06 9:49Running 6 6:04v median +1:16
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Block 07 13:49Running 7 6:26v median +1:37
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Block 08 21:40Running 8 9:15v median +2:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:27
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.