The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Blatch finished 140th of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:09:56, faster than 88% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:25 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:00 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 3:26v median −0:26
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Block 02 6:01Running 2 3:54v median −0:29
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Block 03 7:47Running 3 3:56v median −0:48
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Block 04 7:41Running 4 4:04v median −0:41
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Block 05 8:38Running 5 4:21v median −0:35
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Block 06 6:03Running 6 4:12v median −0:38
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Block 07 8:31Running 7 3:59v median −0:52
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Block 08 10:25Running 8 5:50v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:20
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.