The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Alex Poletto at Sydney 2025: 1:08:22, 45th of 517 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:31 quicker than the median and 50th of 517. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:27 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:44, was faster than 92% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 1:48.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:02Running 1 3:40v median −0:15
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Block 02 5:45Running 2 3:39v median −0:33
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Block 03 7:26Running 3 3:53v median −0:37
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 4:04v median −0:29
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 4:03v median −0:39
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 3:53v median −0:42
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Block 07 8:03Running 7 3:54v median −0:41
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Block 08 10:19Running 8 5:28v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:44
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 492
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 492 men who finished.