The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Michael Donovan at Sydney 2026: 1:05:28, 54th of 1,122 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:44 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:38 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:42, was faster than 92% of the field.
The field ran 5:56 faster at Sydney 2026 than at Auckland 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:16Running 1 3:03v median −0:49
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Block 02 5:15Running 2 3:36v median −0:47
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Block 03 7:11Running 3 3:53v median −0:51
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Block 04 7:35Running 4 3:44v median −1:01
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Block 05 8:06Running 5 3:52v median −1:04
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Block 06 5:20Running 6 3:57v median −0:53
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Block 07 8:36Running 7 4:06v median −0:45
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Block 08 9:33Running 8 5:17v median −1:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:42
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1080
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,080 men who finished.