The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:32:15 at Sydney 2025 put Viet Nguyen 1,185th of 1,587 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 48% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 1:13. The race faded late: the second half went 4:12 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:37 faster at Sydney 2025 than at Melbourne 2023, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:51Running 1 3:32v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 4:01v median −0:14
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 5:18v median +0:45
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Block 04 10:54Running 4 5:41v median +1:06
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Block 05 11:34Running 5 6:24v median +1:38
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 6:23v median +1:44
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Block 07 12:04Running 7 5:56v median +1:16
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Block 08 14:19Running 8 8:45v median +2:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:23
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.