The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Phillips finished 1,479th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 2:03:18.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:48. A harder second half: 11:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 13:19 in the roxzone was slower than 94% 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 8:53Running 1 4:22v median +0:14
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Block 02 8:49Running 2 5:19v median +0:56
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Block 03 12:27Running 3 5:49v median +1:06
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Block 04 15:50Running 4 6:10v median +1:25
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Block 05 12:17Running 5 7:05v median +2:10
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Block 06 10:21Running 6 7:31v median +2:43
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Block 07 15:50Running 7 6:39v median +1:50
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Block 08 25:41Running 8 11:49v median +4:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:19
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.