The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:06 at Sydney 2026 put Micheal Bailey 852nd of 1,122 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 42% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:31. A harder second half: 6:56 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 9:11Running 1 4:45v median +0:53
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 5:05v median +0:42
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Block 03 9:11Running 3 5:10v median +0:26
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Block 04 10:16Running 4 5:15v median +0:30
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:19v median +0:23
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 5:22v median +0:32
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Block 07 12:02Running 7 5:42v median +0:51
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Block 08 19:27Running 8 10:56v median +3:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:20
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.