The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:18:50 at Sydney 2026 put Shy-Michel Sapsford 1,112th of 1,122 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 12:34 behind the median. A harder second half: 8:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 15:05, behind 99% 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 9:34Running 1 5:04v median +1:12
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Block 02 8:57Running 2 5:59v median +1:36
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Block 03 11:38Running 3 6:45v median +2:01
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Block 04 24:59Running 4 6:56v median +2:11
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Block 05 12:41Running 5 7:36v median +2:40
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Block 06 9:40Running 6 6:56v median +2:06
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Block 07 18:16Running 7 7:34v median +2:43
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Block 08 28:09Running 8 15:21v median +8:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:05
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.