The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:39 at Sydney 2026 put Eddie Murphy 391st of 1,122 men in the Open division, ahead of 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:34 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:03 worse 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 7:40Running 1 3:16v median −0:36
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 3:41v median −0:42
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Block 03 8:02Running 3 3:49v median −0:55
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Block 04 8:38Running 4 4:08v median −0:37
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Block 05 8:38Running 5 4:02v median −0:54
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Block 06 7:03Running 6 4:01v median −0:49
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Block 07 10:52Running 7 3:52v median −0:59
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Block 08 14:13Running 8 5:39v median −1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:52
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.