The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2026, Sam Butler crossed the line in 1:24:30: 529th of 1,122 men, faster than 53% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:18 on the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:10. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:42 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. Sam Butler's fastest of 9 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:20Running 1 4:04v median +0:12
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 4:35v median +0:12
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Block 03 8:44Running 3 4:49v median +0:05
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Block 04 12:37Running 4 4:58v median +0:13
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 5:02v median +0:06
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 5:04v median +0:14
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Block 07 10:30Running 7 5:13v median +0:22
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Block 08 12:29Running 8 6:47v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:33
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.