The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:38 at Sydney 2026 put David Fitzsimons 388th of 1,122 men in the Open division, ahead of 65% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:55 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:50 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:12Running 1 3:38v median −0:14
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 4:06v median −0:17
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 4:29v median −0:15
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Block 04 10:21Running 4 4:29v median −0:16
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Block 05 9:14Running 5 4:33v median −0:23
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:35v median −0:15
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 4:20v median −0:31
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Block 08 12:23Running 8 6:13v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:52
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.