The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:08 at Sydney 2025 put Ben Matthews 254th of 517 men in the Open division, ahead of 51% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:10 ahead of the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:39. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:29 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:25Running 1 4:06v median +0:11
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 4:14v median +0:02
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 4:43v median +0:13
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Block 04 10:47Running 4 4:48v median +0:15
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 5:01v median +0:19
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:47v median +0:12
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Block 07 8:39Running 7 4:42v median +0:07
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Block 08 12:24Running 8 6:18v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:33
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.