The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tim Nelson finished 1,001st of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:47:27.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:44 on the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 5:37. A harder second half: 2:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 1:22.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:59Running 1 5:03v median +1:11
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 5:33v median +1:10
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 5:32v median +0:48
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Block 04 16:45Running 4 5:39v median +0:54
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 6:04v median +1:08
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 5:42v median +0:52
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Block 07 16:43Running 7 5:56v median +1:05
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Block 08 17:03Running 8 9:14v median +2:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:35
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.