The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:42 at Sydney 2025 put Ben Howard 631st of 1,587 men in the Open division, ahead of 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 0:54 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:37 worse 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 7:43Running 1 3:26v median −0:30
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Block 02 6:02Running 2 3:43v median −0:32
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Block 03 8:28Running 3 4:02v median −0:31
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Block 04 9:51Running 4 4:06v median −0:29
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:35v median −0:11
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 4:19v median −0:20
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Block 07 9:40Running 7 4:06v median −0:34
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Block 08 12:27Running 8 6:23v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:53
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.