The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Matheson finished 828th of 1,587 men in the Open division at Sydney 2025, in 1:23:01.
The runs carried this race: faster than 60% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 33% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:31 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:57 faster at Sydney 2025 than at Brisbane 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:08Running 1 3:43v median −0:13
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Block 02 6:20Running 2 4:06v median −0:09
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Block 03 9:11Running 3 4:22v median −0:11
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Block 04 10:29Running 4 4:25v median −0:10
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:27v median −0:19
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:37v median −0:02
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Block 07 11:22Running 7 4:31v median −0:09
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Block 08 14:17Running 8 6:30v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:38
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.