The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Prendergast finished 1,069th of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:58:08.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:19 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 6:52 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 12:19 in the roxzone was slower than 94% of the field.
The field ran 2:55 faster at Sydney 2026 than at Sydney 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:27Running 1 4:41v median +0:49
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Block 02 9:18Running 2 5:36v median +1:13
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Block 03 12:23Running 3 5:50v median +1:06
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Block 04 15:08Running 4 5:58v median +1:13
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Block 05 11:42Running 5 6:11v median +1:15
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Block 06 8:35Running 6 6:00v median +1:10
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Block 07 16:43Running 7 6:18v median +1:27
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Block 08 22:42Running 8 10:23v median +3:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:19
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.