The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hugh Palethorpe finished 1,122nd of 1,122 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 3:00:22.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 10:34. The race faded late: the second half went 3:30 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 14:49, behind 99% of the field.
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 10:27Running 1 5:43v median +1:51
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Block 02 16:44Running 2 6:38v median +2:15
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Block 03 20:13Running 3 12:44v median +8:00
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Block 04 30:29Running 4 14:26v median +9:41
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Block 05 24:32Running 5 18:30v median +13:34
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Block 06 12:36Running 6 9:36v median +4:46
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Block 07 19:06Running 7 8:52v median +4:01
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Block 08 31:33Running 8 15:56v median +8:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:49
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.