The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:18 at Sydney 2026 put Qi Chu 816th of 1,122 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 41% of the field beaten on the stations, against 21% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:27. A harder second half: 9:18 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 8:19Running 1 3:45v median −0:07
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Block 02 6:24Running 2 4:20v median −0:03
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Block 03 9:46Running 3 4:43v median −0:01
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Block 04 10:16Running 4 4:57v median +0:12
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 5:56v median +1:00
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 5:55v median +1:05
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Block 07 11:30Running 7 5:12v median +0:21
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Block 08 19:18Running 8 10:51v median +3:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:11
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.