The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2025, Matthew Lightfoot crossed the line in 1:15:35: 492nd of 1,587 men, faster than 69% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:52 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:10 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 8:24Running 1 4:02v median +0:06
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 4:04v median −0:11
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:13v median −0:20
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Block 04 9:07Running 4 4:13v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:26v median −0:20
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 4:20v median −0:19
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Block 07 8:38Running 7 4:09v median −0:31
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Block 08 11:30Running 8 6:05v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:10
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.