The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Nides finished 948th of 1,587 men in the Open division at Sydney 2025, in 1:25:40.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:07 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:30 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:47 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:35Running 1 4:17v median +0:21
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 4:37v median +0:22
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 4:43v median +0:10
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Block 04 11:04Running 4 4:39v median +0:04
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 4:51v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 4:42v median +0:03
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Block 07 11:35Running 7 4:45v median +0:05
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Block 08 11:38Running 8 6:28v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
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.