The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Hathaway finished 257th of 517 men in the Open division at Sydney 2025, in 1:21:12, faster than 50% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:08. Stronger after halfway: 2:55 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:38Running 1 3:54v median −0:01
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 3:59v median −0:13
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Block 03 10:19Running 3 4:40v median +0:10
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 4:19v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 4:26v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:12Running 6 4:29v median −0:06
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Block 07 9:34Running 7 4:32v median −0:03
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Block 08 12:30Running 8 6:06v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:59
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.