The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Demis Bhargava finished 1,038th of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:53:16.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:13. A harder second half: 6:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:08 faster at Sydney 2026 than at Sydney 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:47Running 1 4:36v median +0:44
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Block 02 9:32Running 2 5:26v median +1:03
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Block 03 11:45Running 3 6:17v median +1:33
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Block 04 13:43Running 4 6:20v median +1:35
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 6:19v median +1:23
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Block 06 8:28Running 6 5:56v median +1:06
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Block 07 14:06Running 7 6:01v median +1:10
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Block 08 23:40Running 8 9:27v median +2:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:55
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.