The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mitch Nurthen finished 1,148th of 1,587 men in the Open division at Sydney 2025, in 1:30:44.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 19% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:43 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:57 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 3:00 faster at Sydney 2025 than at Sydney 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:12Running 1 4:50v median +0:54
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 5:02v median +0:47
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 5:01v median +0:28
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Block 04 12:44Running 4 5:38v median +1:03
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:32v median +0:46
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:31v median +0:52
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Block 07 10:03Running 7 5:28v median +0:48
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Block 08 15:03Running 8 7:52v median +1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:25
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.