The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2026, Samuel Birtwistle crossed the line in 1:13:24: 205th of 1,122 men, faster than 82% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:55 ahead of the median.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 1:22 faster than the average race this season, by 1,013 athletes who raced both. 1:28 slower than at Warsaw 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:40Running 1 3:23v median −0:29
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 3:57v median −0:26
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Block 03 7:44Running 3 3:59v median −0:45
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Block 04 8:04Running 4 4:09v median −0:36
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:27v median −0:29
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 4:19v median −0:31
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Block 07 9:38Running 7 4:19v median −0:32
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Block 08 11:13Running 8 6:08v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:45
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.