The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:08 at Sydney 2026 put Matthew Penfold 836th of 1,122 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:58. A harder second half: 4:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:08 faster at Sydney 2026 than at Sydney 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:39Running 1 4:22v median +0:30
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 4:51v median +0:28
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Block 03 10:02Running 3 4:58v median +0:14
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Block 04 11:15Running 4 5:00v median +0:15
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:01v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 4:59v median +0:09
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Block 07 14:32Running 7 6:01v median +1:10
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Block 08 17:12Running 8 7:14v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:29
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.