The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lachlan Blight finished 366th of 615 men in the Open division at Brisbane 2026, in 1:28:57.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:27 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:28 faster at Brisbane 2026 than at Perth 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:19Running 1 3:46v median −0:20
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 4:16v median −0:24
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Block 03 10:36Running 3 4:59v median −0:06
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Block 04 11:32Running 4 5:14v median +0:08
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Block 05 10:22Running 5 5:12v median +0:00
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 4:59v median −0:08
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Block 07 12:29Running 7 5:05v median −0:02
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Block 08 13:30Running 8 5:34v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:29
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 606
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 606 men who finished.