The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Max Dowling finished 656th of 1,587 men in the Open division at Sydney 2025, in 1:19:23, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:34 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 5:02 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Sydney ran fast: the 951 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:48 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:49Running 1 3:36v median −0:20
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Block 02 5:51Running 2 3:48v median −0:27
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Block 03 9:24Running 3 4:15v median −0:18
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Block 04 12:20Running 4 4:23v median −0:12
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Block 05 9:34Running 5 4:53v median +0:07
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:28v median −0:11
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Block 07 8:34Running 7 3:56v median −0:44
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Block 08 11:48Running 8 6:02v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:44
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.