The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joe Andrews finished 1,015th of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:48:55.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 4:28 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 6:21 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 12:27, behind 95% 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 9:25Running 1 4:45v median +0:53
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 5:15v median +0:52
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 5:32v median +0:48
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Block 04 14:11Running 4 5:48v median +1:03
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Block 05 11:12Running 5 6:23v median +1:27
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Block 06 8:49Running 6 6:19v median +1:29
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Block 07 16:21Running 7 6:16v median +1:25
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Block 08 18:44Running 8 10:12v median +3:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:27
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.