The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alexander Ielo finished 744th of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:31:14.
The stations carried this race: faster than 97% of the field across all eight, against 6% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:34 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:36, behind 90% of the field.
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 9:11Running 1 5:16v median +1:24
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 6:16v median +1:53
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Block 03 10:51Running 3 7:35v median +2:51
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Block 04 9:53Running 4 6:10v median +1:25
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 6:58v median +2:02
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Block 06 7:38Running 6 6:21v median +1:31
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Block 07 10:18Running 7 6:09v median +1:18
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Block 08 13:21Running 8 8:20v median +1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:36
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.