The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:44 at Sydney 2026 put James Mathews 442nd of 1,122 men in the Open division, ahead of 61% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:10 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:24 better 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 7:57Running 1 3:43v median −0:09
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 4:31v median +0:08
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Block 03 8:55Running 3 4:52v median +0:08
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Block 04 10:04Running 4 4:51v median +0:06
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:57v median +0:01
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 5:00v median +0:10
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Block 07 9:19Running 7 4:52v median +0:01
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Block 08 13:31Running 8 7:03v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:40
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.