The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2026, Jordan Russell crossed the line in 1:14:20: 237th of 1,122 men, faster than 79% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:28 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:32 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Sydney ran fast: the 1,013 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:22 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:17Running 1 3:06v median −0:46
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:07v median −0:16
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Block 03 7:59Running 3 4:07v median −0:37
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Block 04 8:12Running 4 4:09v median −0:36
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:11v median −0:45
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:13v median −0:37
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Block 07 8:20Running 7 4:11v median −0:40
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Block 08 12:34Running 8 6:06v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:39
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.