The race, in three figures
The race, in words
King Valencia finished 941st of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:41:22.
A station race more than a running one: 37% of the field beaten on the stations, against 8% on the runs. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:31 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:12 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 9:36Running 1 4:57v median +1:05
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Block 02 8:43Running 2 5:49v median +1:26
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Block 03 11:35Running 3 6:16v median +1:32
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Block 04 11:06Running 4 6:20v median +1:35
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Block 05 11:37Running 5 6:30v median +1:34
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Block 06 9:03Running 6 6:15v median +1:25
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Block 07 11:38Running 7 6:17v median +1:26
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Block 08 17:40Running 8 9:09v median +2:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:32
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.