The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Wali Aziz finished 903rd of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:38:42.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:54 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:02 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:30 faster at Sydney 2026 than at Brisbane 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:29Running 1 7:27v median +3:35
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 4:38v median +0:15
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 4:56v median +0:12
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Block 04 14:38Running 4 5:15v median +0:30
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:23v median +0:27
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 5:17v median +0:27
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Block 07 12:21Running 7 5:08v median +0:17
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Block 08 15:52Running 8 7:13v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:58
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.