The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joel Brown finished 442nd of 517 men in the Open division at Sydney 2025, in 1:37:57.
A station race more than a running one: 54% of the field beaten on the stations, against 3% on the runs. The sled push cost the most time: 4:48 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 9:02 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 10:49Running 1 6:38v median +2:43
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Block 02 14:08Running 2 6:59v median +2:47
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Block 03 10:47Running 3 7:10v median +2:40
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Block 04 11:44Running 4 7:15v median +2:42
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Block 05 11:58Running 5 7:31v median +2:49
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Block 06 9:31Running 6 7:23v median +2:48
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Block 07 11:15Running 7 7:42v median +3:07
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Block 08 10:27Running 8 5:41v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:28
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.