The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Derrick Phan finished 258th of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:14:51, faster than 77% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 61% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 4:25 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 6:47, ahead of 91% of the field.
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 7:52Running 1 3:23v median −0:29
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 3:49v median −0:34
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 4:13v median −0:31
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Block 04 8:46Running 4 4:04v median −0:41
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Block 05 8:52Running 5 4:07v median −0:49
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Block 06 5:48Running 6 4:01v median −0:49
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Block 07 8:30Running 7 4:03v median −0:48
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Block 08 12:03Running 8 5:46v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:47
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.