The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sydney 2025, Grant Ambrose crossed the line in 1:22:10: 788th of 1,587 men, faster than 50% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 34% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:33 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:15 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 7:43Running 1 3:25v median −0:31
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 4:01v median −0:14
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Block 03 8:56Running 3 4:17v median −0:16
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Block 04 9:28Running 4 4:12v median −0:23
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:12v median −0:34
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Block 06 7:38Running 6 4:20v median −0:19
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 4:12v median −0:28
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Block 08 14:26Running 8 6:36v median +0:06
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.