The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:59 at Sydney 2026 put Pierre Mattei 550th of 1,122 men in the Open division, ahead of 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 33% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:35. A harder second half: 3:33 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 3:42v median −0:10
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 4:03v median −0:20
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Block 03 8:01Running 3 4:17v median −0:27
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 4:22v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 4:35v median −0:21
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:15v median −0:35
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Block 07 11:37Running 7 4:17v median −0:34
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Block 08 16:01Running 8 6:26v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:01
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.