The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Benjamin Kendrick at Sydney 2026: 1:08:50, 112th of 1,122 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:05 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:24 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:48, was faster than 91% 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 7:19Running 1 3:06v median −0:46
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Block 02 5:59Running 2 3:33v median −0:50
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Block 03 7:21Running 3 3:54v median −0:50
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Block 04 8:51Running 4 4:00v median −0:45
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Block 05 8:33Running 5 4:13v median −0:43
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 3:58v median −0:52
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Block 07 7:27Running 7 3:55v median −0:56
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Block 08 10:49Running 8 5:42v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:48
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.