The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bailey McGill finished 370th of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:18:48, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 54% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 1:17 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 6:06 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 7:04Running 1 2:59v median −0:53
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 3:42v median −0:41
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 5:29v median +0:45
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Block 04 9:01Running 4 4:26v median −0:19
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Block 05 8:26Running 5 4:06v median −0:50
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 4:18v median −0:32
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 3:53v median −0:58
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Block 08 12:57Running 8 5:24v median −1:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:39
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.