The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Verhovtsev finished 953rd of 1,587 men in the Open division at Sydney 2025, in 1:25:44.
Legs and stations told different stories: 54% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:48. A harder second half: 2:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Sydney ran fast: the 951 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:48 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:04Running 1 3:56v median +0:00
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 4:10v median −0:05
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Block 03 9:11Running 3 4:32v median −0:01
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 4:37v median +0:02
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 4:39v median −0:07
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 4:36v median −0:03
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Block 07 11:47Running 7 4:44v median +0:04
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Block 08 14:21Running 8 6:16v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:34
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.