The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Shepherd finished 478th of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:22:50, faster than 57% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 83% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 27% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:31 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:02Running 1 3:20v median −0:32
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 3:51v median −0:32
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Block 03 8:50Running 3 4:03v median −0:41
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Block 04 9:41Running 4 4:02v median −0:43
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:08v median −0:48
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Block 06 6:03Running 6 3:59v median −0:51
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Block 07 12:10Running 7 4:02v median −0:49
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Block 08 14:57Running 8 6:12v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:53
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.