The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:38:46 at Sydney 2026 put Chris Hughes 1,570th of 1,581 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 17:07 behind the median. A harder second half: 12:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 16:38, behind 98% 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 10:57Running 1 5:56v median +1:48
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Block 02 10:18Running 2 6:22v median +1:59
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Block 03 14:32Running 3 6:43v median +2:00
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Block 04 26:34Running 4 6:50v median +2:05
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Block 05 12:48Running 5 7:07v median +2:12
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Block 06 10:38Running 6 7:21v median +2:33
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Block 07 21:09Running 7 7:17v median +2:28
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Block 08 35:20Running 8 11:09v median +4:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:38
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.