The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Shane McClorey finished 126th of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:09:19, faster than 89% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 98% of the field beaten on the runs, 69% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:09 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 6:50, ahead of 90% of the field.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 1:22 faster than the average race this season, by 1,013 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:52Running 1 2:48v median −1:04
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Block 02 5:53Running 2 3:22v median −1:01
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Block 03 7:25Running 3 3:40v median −1:04
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Block 04 8:55Running 4 3:35v median −1:10
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Block 05 8:14Running 5 3:41v median −1:15
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Block 06 5:29Running 6 3:39v median −1:11
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Block 07 8:41Running 7 3:33v median −1:18
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Block 08 11:10Running 8 5:11v median −1:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
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.