The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James O'Donnell finished 125th of 517 men in the Open division at Sydney 2025, in 1:12:49, faster than 76% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:01 quicker than the median and 85th of 517. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:02 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 1:48 faster than the average race this season, by 951 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:14Running 1 3:31v median −0:24
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 4:01v median −0:11
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 4:11v median −0:19
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Block 04 8:43Running 4 4:04v median −0:29
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Block 05 8:22Running 5 4:11v median −0:31
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 4:11v median −0:24
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Block 07 8:16Running 7 4:10v median −0:25
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Block 08 11:27Running 8 5:55v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:33
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.