The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Leigh Franks finished in the top 10% of the field at Sydney 2026, in 1:08:08 for 93rd of 1,122 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:45 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:32 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 7:01, was faster than 87% of the field.
The field ran 3:11 faster at Sydney 2026 than at APAC Championship Brisbane 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:43Running 1 3:35v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 3:53v median −0:30
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Block 03 6:54Running 3 3:57v median −0:47
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Block 04 7:50Running 4 4:02v median −0:43
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Block 05 8:30Running 5 4:08v median −0:48
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Block 06 5:47Running 6 4:04v median −0:46
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Block 07 8:17Running 7 4:05v median −0:46
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Block 08 10:02Running 8 5:47v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:01
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.