The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:37 at Sydney 2025 put Ben Newcombe 987th of 1,587 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:34 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:50 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 3:59v median +0:03
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Block 02 5:55Running 2 4:05v median −0:10
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Block 03 10:58Running 3 4:34v median +0:01
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Block 04 13:32Running 4 5:35v median +1:00
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 4:41v median −0:05
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 4:38v median −0:01
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Block 07 10:22Running 7 4:35v median −0:05
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Block 08 12:22Running 8 6:04v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:53
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.