The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mathew Hill finished 424th of 517 men in the Open division at Sydney 2025, in 1:35:48.
The runs carried this race: faster than 50% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 6% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:37 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:31Running 1 4:01v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 4:14v median +0:02
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Block 03 10:02Running 3 4:20v median −0:10
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Block 04 12:08Running 4 4:26v median −0:07
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:35v median −0:07
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:36v median +0:01
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Block 07 13:55Running 7 4:20v median −0:15
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Block 08 19:03Running 8 7:11v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
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.