The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:23 at Sydney 2026 put Padraig O'Sullivan 583rd of 1,122 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 71% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:36 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:43 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:08 faster at Sydney 2026 than at Sydney 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:40Running 1 3:49v median −0:03
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 4:04v median −0:19
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Block 03 9:13Running 3 4:13v median −0:31
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Block 04 11:24Running 4 4:19v median −0:26
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:25v median −0:31
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Block 06 6:04Running 6 4:20v median −0:30
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Block 07 10:30Running 7 4:26v median −0:25
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Block 08 14:42Running 8 6:24v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:21
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.