The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Willsher finished 1,540th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 2:20:08.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:01. The race faded late: the second half went 12:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 15:11, behind 97% 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. 4:27 slower than at Hong Kong 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:51Running 1 5:36v median +1:28
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Block 02 9:52Running 2 6:39v median +2:16
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Block 03 12:51Running 3 7:11v median +2:28
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Block 04 19:32Running 4 7:06v median +2:21
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Block 05 13:22Running 5 7:48v median +2:53
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Block 06 11:17Running 6 7:50v median +3:02
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Block 07 20:14Running 7 8:32v median +3:43
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Block 08 27:05Running 8 12:00v median +5:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:11
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.