The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Barry O’Malley finished 1,026th of 1,587 men in the Open division at Sydney 2025, in 1:27:46.
The runs carried this race: faster than 61% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 18% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:49. A harder second half: 6:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:25Running 1 3:41v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 3:59v median −0:16
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Block 03 9:13Running 3 4:19v median −0:14
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Block 04 9:52Running 4 4:26v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 4:23v median −0:23
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 4:25v median −0:14
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Block 07 11:29Running 7 4:39v median −0:01
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Block 08 17:41Running 8 6:35v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:16
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.