The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2026, Matthew Parmenter crossed the line in 1:20:37: 412th of 1,122 men, faster than 63% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 72% of the field across all eight, against 51% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:08 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 4:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:56Running 1 3:37v median −0:15
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Block 02 5:54Running 2 4:08v median −0:15
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 5:05v median +0:21
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Block 04 8:19Running 4 4:58v median +0:13
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:12v median +0:16
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 4:37v median −0:13
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 4:34v median −0:17
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Block 08 15:09Running 8 7:16v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:31
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.