The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2026, Carl Elliott crossed the line in 1:20:02: 399th of 1,122 men, faster than 64% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 75% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 48% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:58 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:26 worse 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 7:53Running 1 3:31v median −0:21
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 3:54v median −0:29
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Block 03 8:05Running 3 4:16v median −0:28
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Block 04 9:49Running 4 4:49v median +0:04
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:18v median −0:38
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 4:22v median −0:28
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 4:13v median −0:38
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Block 08 15:00Running 8 6:02v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:39
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.