The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Brendan Gallery finished 845th of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:35:42.
The runs carried this race: faster than 43% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 17% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:30 quicker than the median and 137th of 1,122. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 7:09 behind the median.
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 10:20Running 1 4:52v median +1:00
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Block 02 8:43Running 2 4:54v median +0:31
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Block 03 11:12Running 3 4:53v median +0:09
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Block 04 8:53Running 4 4:54v median +0:09
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 4:55v median −0:01
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 4:52v median +0:02
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Block 07 9:19Running 7 4:47v median −0:04
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Block 08 20:53Running 8 6:44v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:28
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.