The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alvin Matthews finished 589th of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:26:26.
The stations carried this race: faster than 72% of the field across all eight, against 27% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:37 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Sydney ran fast: the 1,013 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:22 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:13Running 1 4:01v median +0:09
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 4:20v median −0:03
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 4:46v median +0:02
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Block 04 9:14Running 4 5:00v median +0:15
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:33v median +0:37
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 5:43v median +0:53
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Block 07 9:48Running 7 5:23v median +0:32
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Block 08 14:20Running 8 8:57v median +1:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:13
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.