The race, in three figures
The race, in words
LACHLAN COTTER finished 983rd of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:45:39.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:10 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:31 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 10:14Running 1 5:16v median +1:24
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Block 02 8:33Running 2 5:29v median +1:06
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Block 03 11:11Running 3 5:31v median +0:47
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Block 04 12:43Running 4 5:36v median +0:51
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 5:39v median +0:43
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Block 06 8:32Running 6 5:47v median +0:57
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Block 07 13:45Running 7 6:07v median +1:16
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Block 08 19:39Running 8 9:29v median +2:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:14
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.