The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2026, Robert Matheson crossed the line in 1:25:25: 556th of 1,122 men, faster than 50% of the field.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:41. A harder second half: 2:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Sydney 2026 and Sydney 2025 were 3:08 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 8:05Running 1 3:46v median −0:06
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 4:18v median −0:05
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Block 03 8:37Running 3 4:35v median −0:09
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Block 04 10:29Running 4 4:41v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 4:48v median −0:08
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 4:56v median +0:06
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Block 07 12:20Running 7 5:02v median +0:11
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Block 08 13:40Running 8 7:03v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:12
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.