The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Thorne finished 1,008th of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:47:58.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:26 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:28, behind 89% of the field.
Sydney ran fast: the 1,013 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:22 quicker here than at their other races. That was 49:00 off the time at Paris 2024.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:11Running 1 5:16v median +1:24
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 5:46v median +1:23
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Block 03 11:10Running 3 5:42v median +0:58
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Block 04 14:54Running 4 5:59v median +1:14
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Block 05 11:12Running 5 6:11v median +1:15
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Block 06 8:31Running 6 6:14v median +1:24
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Block 07 13:50Running 7 5:58v median +1:07
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Block 08 18:46Running 8 8:31v median +1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:28
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.