The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2025, Bill Staunton crossed the line in 1:21:30: 753rd of 1,587 men, faster than 53% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 63% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 43% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:39 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:55 worse 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 7:40Running 1 3:26v median −0:30
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 3:58v median −0:17
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Block 03 8:58Running 3 4:17v median −0:16
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Block 04 9:59Running 4 4:28v median −0:07
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:40v median −0:06
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:24v median −0:15
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 4:29v median −0:11
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Block 08 14:22Running 8 6:26v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:28
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.