The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joshua Arona finished 1,532nd of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 2:17:56.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 6:03 slower than the median. A harder second half: 11:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 14:20 in the roxzone was slower than 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 10:21Running 1 5:47v median +1:39
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Block 02 10:06Running 2 6:31v median +2:08
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Block 03 14:00Running 3 6:50v median +2:07
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Block 04 18:28Running 4 6:42v median +1:57
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Block 05 14:05Running 5 8:35v median +3:40
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Block 06 11:30Running 6 8:01v median +3:13
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Block 07 18:50Running 7 9:10v median +4:21
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Block 08 26:24Running 8 15:19v median +8:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:20
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.