The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Zhezhang Wang finished 1,040th of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:53:23.
A station race more than a running one: 29% of the field beaten on the stations, against 2% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:47. A harder second half: 4:33 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 9:58Running 1 4:42v median +0:50
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Block 02 8:47Running 2 6:20v median +1:57
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Block 03 13:51Running 3 7:26v median +2:42
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Block 04 12:27Running 4 7:29v median +2:44
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Block 05 13:07Running 5 7:46v median +2:50
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 6:36v median +1:46
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Block 07 17:29Running 7 9:05v median +4:14
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Block 08 18:06Running 8 11:21v median +4:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:39
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.