The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Erik Croese finished 885th of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:37:35.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:15. A harder second half: 1:21 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 8:22Running 1 4:03v median +0:11
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Block 02 6:50Running 2 4:31v median +0:08
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Block 03 10:03Running 3 5:05v median +0:21
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Block 04 14:04Running 4 5:20v median +0:35
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 5:57v median +1:01
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:25v median +0:35
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Block 07 12:39Running 7 5:40v median +0:49
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Block 08 16:47Running 8 8:26v median +1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:25
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.