The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Patrick Maddern finished 697th of 1,587 men in the Open division at Sydney 2025, in 1:20:15, faster than 56% of the field.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:00 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 6:50, ahead of 85% of the field.
The field ran 3:00 faster at Sydney 2025 than at Sydney 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:26Running 1 3:35v median −0:21
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Block 02 5:55Running 2 4:08v median −0:07
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 4:36v median +0:03
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Block 04 9:32Running 4 4:23v median −0:12
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:29v median −0:17
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Block 06 6:03Running 6 4:26v median −0:13
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Block 07 10:29Running 7 4:36v median −0:04
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Block 08 14:58Running 8 6:41v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
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.