The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:18:31 at Sydney 2026 put Richard Simpson 1,534th of 1,581 men in the Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 7:04. The race faded late: the second half went 14:41 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 15:45, behind 97% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 1:22.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:41Running 1 5:14v median +1:06
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Block 02 10:02Running 2 6:20v median +1:57
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Block 03 13:34Running 3 5:57v median +1:14
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Block 04 17:20Running 4 6:46v median +2:01
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Block 05 14:22Running 5 9:10v median +4:15
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Block 06 9:14Running 6 7:11v median +2:23
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Block 07 20:47Running 7 8:07v median +3:18
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Block 08 27:52Running 8 16:15v median +9:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:45
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.