The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2026, Alex Gallagher crossed the line in 1:15:08: 268th of 1,122 men, faster than 76% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:58 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:20 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 1:22 faster than the average race this season, by 1,013 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:03Running 1 3:38v median −0:14
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Block 02 6:02Running 2 3:54v median −0:29
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Block 03 7:50Running 3 4:06v median −0:38
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Block 04 9:48Running 4 4:01v median −0:44
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Block 05 8:38Running 5 4:16v median −0:40
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Block 06 6:12Running 6 4:20v median −0:30
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Block 07 8:57Running 7 4:18v median −0:33
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Block 08 12:15Running 8 6:03v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:31
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.