The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Damien Cockburn finished 1,107th of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 2:15:15.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 5:02 behind the median. A harder second half: 16:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 13:21, behind 96% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:49Running 1 5:19v median +1:27
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Block 02 9:10Running 2 6:15v median +1:52
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Block 03 12:22Running 3 6:42v median +1:58
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Block 04 18:07Running 4 7:36v median +2:51
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Block 05 13:51Running 5 8:16v median +3:20
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Block 06 12:05Running 6 8:21v median +3:31
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Block 07 20:12Running 7 10:12v median +5:21
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Block 08 26:27Running 8 14:43v median +7:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:21
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.