The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Foster finished 1,489th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 2:05:09.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 10:50 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 16:37 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 12:28, behind 91% 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 9:46Running 1 5:12v median +1:04
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Block 02 8:21Running 2 5:41v median +1:18
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Block 03 10:47Running 3 6:08v median +1:25
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Block 04 15:48Running 4 6:22v median +1:37
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Block 05 12:28Running 5 7:35v median +2:40
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Block 06 9:54Running 6 7:44v median +2:56
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Block 07 15:53Running 7 7:39v median +2:50
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Block 08 29:50Running 8 11:56v median +4:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:28
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.