The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Apfel finished 965th of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:43:51.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:59 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:59, behind 96% of the field.
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 8:20Running 1 3:50v median −0:02
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 4:25v median +0:02
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Block 03 10:47Running 3 5:33v median +0:49
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Block 04 12:11Running 4 5:15v median +0:30
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:16v median +0:20
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 5:37v median +0:47
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Block 07 14:01Running 7 5:56v median +1:05
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Block 08 19:58Running 8 8:59v median +1:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:59
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.