The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Geoff Saunders finished 545th of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:24:51, faster than 51% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 75% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 30% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:20 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:16Running 1 3:32v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 3:50v median −0:33
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 4:23v median −0:21
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Block 04 9:45Running 4 4:05v median −0:40
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Block 05 9:06Running 5 4:21v median −0:35
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:17v median −0:33
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 4:18v median −0:33
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Block 08 16:59Running 8 6:39v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:41
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.