The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kenneth Mesia finished 1,486th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 2:04:43.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:43. A harder second half: 9:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 16:50, behind 98% 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 9:46Running 1 5:05v median +0:57
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Block 02 9:26Running 2 5:52v median +1:29
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Block 03 13:05Running 3 6:49v median +2:06
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Block 04 14:20Running 4 6:58v median +2:13
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Block 05 13:25Running 5 8:34v median +3:39
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Block 06 12:56Running 6 10:05v median +5:17
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Block 07 16:06Running 7 7:47v median +2:58
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Block 08 18:55Running 8 12:25v median +5:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:50
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.