The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2026, Josh Bowen crossed the line in 1:21:43: 440th of 1,122 men, faster than 61% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:31 ahead of the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:55. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:01 better 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 8:42Running 1 4:02v median +0:10
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 4:17v median −0:06
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Block 03 8:50Running 3 4:24v median −0:20
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Block 04 10:14Running 4 4:37v median −0:08
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 4:28v median −0:28
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Block 06 5:56Running 6 4:19v median −0:31
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Block 07 9:37Running 7 4:31v median −0:20
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Block 08 14:16Running 8 6:21v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:02
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.