The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Cottam finished 624th of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:27:28.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:33 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 1:22.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:41Running 1 4:13v median +0:21
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 4:26v median +0:03
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Block 03 9:12Running 3 4:35v median −0:09
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Block 04 10:42Running 4 4:40v median −0:05
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:07v median +0:11
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Block 06 7:07Running 6 4:59v median +0:09
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Block 07 10:14Running 7 4:51v median +0:00
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Block 08 15:24Running 8 7:52v median +0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:21
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.