The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Patrick Farmer won the 60–64 age group at Sydney 2026 in 1:20:36, first of 12.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:32 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:38 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. The fastest of 5 finishes in the Open division for Patrick Farmer.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:54Running 1 4:08v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:13v median −0:10
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:16v median −0:28
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Block 04 9:53Running 4 4:17v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:14Running 5 4:24v median −0:32
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Block 06 5:57Running 6 4:18v median −0:32
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Block 07 10:36Running 7 4:27v median −0:24
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Block 08 12:40Running 8 6:09v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:48
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.