The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Irwin HSIAO finished 733rd of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:30:49.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:50 quicker than the median and 318th of 1,122. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 1:28 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:25 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:19Running 1 3:34v median −0:18
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 4:10v median −0:13
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Block 03 10:28Running 3 5:10v median +0:26
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 5:15v median +0:30
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:30v median +0:34
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Block 06 9:13Running 6 5:51v median +1:01
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 5:30v median +0:39
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Block 08 15:05Running 8 7:58v median +0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:16
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.