The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2026, Brad Johnson crossed the line in 1:09:21: 128th of 1,122 men, faster than 89% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 60% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:40. Time in the roxzone, 6:22, was faster than 96% 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 7:36Running 1 3:07v median −0:45
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Block 02 5:58Running 2 3:21v median −1:02
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Block 03 7:42Running 3 3:25v median −1:19
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Block 04 7:33Running 4 3:21v median −1:24
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Block 05 7:54Running 5 3:26v median −1:30
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Block 06 5:05Running 6 3:25v median −1:25
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Block 07 7:50Running 7 3:23v median −1:28
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Block 08 13:30Running 8 4:50v median −2:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:22
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.