The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Henry Shirer finished 227th of 517 men in the Open division at Sydney 2025, in 1:19:41, faster than 56% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 73% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 36% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:31. The race faded late: the second half went 1:48 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:16Running 1 4:04v median +0:09
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Block 02 5:19Running 2 3:48v median −0:24
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Block 03 8:13Running 3 4:09v median −0:21
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Block 04 10:50Running 4 4:08v median −0:25
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Block 05 8:56Running 5 4:25v median −0:17
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 4:22v median −0:13
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Block 07 10:22Running 7 4:11v median −0:24
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Block 08 13:12Running 8 5:26v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:55
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.