The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Shiaw Juen Tan finished 1,450th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:59:32.
Legs and stations told different stories: 24% of the field beaten on the runs, 4% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 14:34 slower than the median. A harder second half: 9:50 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 1:22.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:24Running 1 5:12v median +1:04
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Block 02 9:31Running 2 5:12v median +0:49
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Block 03 13:10Running 3 5:24v median +0:41
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Block 04 12:57Running 4 5:32v median +0:47
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 5:37v median +0:42
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Block 06 8:42Running 6 5:33v median +0:45
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Block 07 13:11Running 7 5:25v median +0:36
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Block 08 29:35Running 8 7:57v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:19
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.