The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:30 at Sydney 2025 put Julian Brancaccio 712th of 1,587 men in the Open division, ahead of 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:31 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:25 better 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 7:36Running 1 3:22v median −0:34
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 3:49v median −0:26
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 4:26v median −0:07
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Block 04 10:54Running 4 4:16v median −0:19
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 4:16v median −0:30
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 4:20v median −0:19
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Block 07 9:11Running 7 4:03v median −0:37
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Block 08 11:51Running 8 5:32v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:12
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.