The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephen Elbourn finished 1,119th of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 2:37:19.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 14:36. A harder second half: 16:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 14:00, behind 98% 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 9:33Running 1 4:39v median +0:47
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Block 02 9:45Running 2 5:52v median +1:29
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Block 03 16:11Running 3 6:47v median +2:03
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Block 04 25:09Running 4 6:07v median +1:22
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Block 05 12:08Running 5 6:29v median +1:33
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Block 06 11:58Running 6 7:07v median +2:17
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Block 07 25:23Running 7 7:06v median +2:15
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Block 08 33:19Running 8 11:43v median +4:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:00
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.