The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt McEwan won the 55–59 age group at Sydney 2026 in 1:19:35, first of 21.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:46 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:32 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:29 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 1:22.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:15Running 1 3:44v median −0:08
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 4:13v median −0:10
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Block 03 9:26Running 3 4:33v median −0:11
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Block 04 9:39Running 4 4:42v median −0:03
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 4:57v median +0:01
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:48v median −0:02
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Block 07 8:25Running 7 4:34v median −0:17
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Block 08 12:36Running 8 6:57v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:11
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.