The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Poulton finished 474th of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:22:45, faster than 58% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:33. Stronger after halfway: 1:51 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Sydney 2026 and Brisbane 2026 were 3:30 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:23Running 1 3:48v median −0:04
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 3:55v median −0:28
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Block 03 9:01Running 3 4:05v median −0:39
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Block 04 11:13Running 4 4:11v median −0:34
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 4:16v median −0:40
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:11v median −0:39
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Block 07 9:40Running 7 4:25v median −0:26
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Block 08 14:09Running 8 6:32v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:51
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.