The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Justin Yu at Sydney 2025: 1:03:35, 50th of 1,587 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:48 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:38 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:11, was faster than 96% of the field.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 1:48 faster than the average race this season, by 951 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Justin Yu.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:14Running 1 2:55v median −1:01
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Block 02 5:07Running 2 3:08v median −1:07
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Block 03 7:36Running 3 3:21v median −1:12
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Block 04 7:04Running 4 3:24v median −1:11
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Block 05 8:05Running 5 3:34v median −1:12
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Block 06 5:23Running 6 3:29v median −1:10
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Block 07 7:00Running 7 3:28v median −1:12
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Block 08 10:04Running 8 4:51v median −1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:11
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1510
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,510 men who finished.