The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hong Yi Poon finished 1,555th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 2:27:37.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 10:55 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 20:10 in the roxzone was slower than 99% 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 10:15Running 1 5:02v median +0:54
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Block 02 12:05Running 2 6:14v median +1:51
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Block 03 15:27Running 3 6:49v median +2:06
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Block 04 19:35Running 4 8:19v median +3:34
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Block 05 13:53Running 5 8:17v median +3:22
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Block 06 9:53Running 6 6:48v median +2:00
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Block 07 15:20Running 7 6:40v median +1:51
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Block 08 31:07Running 8 13:08v median +6:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 20:10
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.