The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:10 at Sydney 2025 put Matt Pyne 1,158th of 1,587 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 45% of the field across all eight, against 22% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:38 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:49 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 8:47Running 1 4:46v median +0:50
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:58v median +0:43
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 5:12v median +0:39
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Block 04 10:21Running 4 5:07v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:20v median +0:34
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:21v median +0:42
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Block 07 10:46Running 7 5:20v median +0:40
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Block 08 16:27Running 8 7:32v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:12
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.