The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steven Nilam finished 871st of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:36:56.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:02 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:08 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:19Running 1 4:30v median +0:38
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 5:02v median +0:39
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Block 03 11:18Running 3 5:07v median +0:23
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Block 04 10:19Running 4 5:07v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:11v median +0:15
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Block 06 8:28Running 6 5:31v median +0:41
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Block 07 12:11Running 7 5:27v median +0:36
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Block 08 17:36Running 8 7:34v median +0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:01
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.