The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2026, Blake Rhodes crossed the line in 1:11:11: 160th of 1,122 men, faster than 86% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:09 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:43 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 1:22 faster than the average race this season, by 1,013 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 4 finishes in the Open division for Blake Rhodes.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:35Running 1 3:55v median +0:03
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Block 02 6:20Running 2 3:58v median −0:25
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Block 03 8:03Running 3 4:05v median −0:39
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Block 04 8:29Running 4 4:01v median −0:44
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Block 05 8:40Running 5 4:10v median −0:46
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Block 06 5:16Running 6 4:01v median −0:49
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Block 07 7:31Running 7 4:03v median −0:48
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Block 08 11:16Running 8 5:52v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:09
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.