The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Calum Ferguson finished 505th of 1,587 men in the Open division at Sydney 2025, in 1:15:54, faster than 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 54% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:14 of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:09 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 1:48 faster than the average race this season, by 951 athletes who raced both. Calum Ferguson's fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:16Running 1 3:55v median −0:01
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 4:03v median −0:12
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Block 03 8:31Running 3 4:06v median −0:27
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 4:10v median −0:25
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Block 05 8:34Running 5 4:05v median −0:41
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Block 06 6:22Running 6 4:12v median −0:27
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Block 07 9:12Running 7 4:06v median −0:34
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Block 08 11:57Running 8 5:28v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:02
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.