The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ashkan Emamirad finished 1,457th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 2:00:25.
The stations carried this race: faster than 33% of the field across all eight, against 3% on the runs. A harder second half: 12:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 14:43, behind 96% of the field.
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 9:59Running 1 5:11v median +1:03
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 5:11v median +0:48
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Block 03 12:24Running 3 6:21v median +1:38
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Block 04 13:48Running 4 7:22v median +2:37
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Block 05 13:40Running 5 8:16v median +3:21
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 6:03v median +1:15
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Block 07 11:04Running 7 5:46v median +0:57
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Block 08 29:19Running 8 20:18v median +13:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:43
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.