The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rory McEvoy finished 173rd of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:11:39, faster than 85% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 71% on the stations. The wall balls were the standout, 1:48 quicker than the median and 198th of 1,122. Stronger after halfway: 2:01 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 1:22.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:35Running 1 3:14v median −0:38
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Block 02 5:42Running 2 3:37v median −0:46
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Block 03 7:35Running 3 3:50v median −0:54
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Block 04 9:07Running 4 3:44v median −1:01
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Block 05 8:44Running 5 4:00v median −0:56
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Block 06 5:15Running 6 3:46v median −1:04
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Block 07 9:49Running 7 3:57v median −0:54
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Block 08 10:48Running 8 5:36v median −1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:13
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.