The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Scott Cootes finished 1,576th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 3:00:35.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 16:05. A harder second half: 22:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 20:14, behind 99% 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 12:17Running 1 7:01v median +2:53
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Block 02 10:33Running 2 7:37v median +3:14
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Block 03 15:50Running 3 8:18v median +3:35
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Block 04 28:24Running 4 9:01v median +4:16
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Block 05 18:38Running 5 11:26v median +6:31
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Block 06 13:29Running 6 9:40v median +4:52
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Block 07 22:24Running 7 10:26v median +5:37
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Block 08 38:56Running 8 15:47v median +8:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 20:14
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.