The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Silsby finished 1,284th of 1,587 men in the Open division at Sydney 2025, in 1:36:29.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:27 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:24, behind 90% of the field.
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 9:57Running 1 5:05v median +1:09
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 5:11v median +0:56
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Block 03 10:02Running 3 5:15v median +0:42
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Block 04 11:22Running 4 5:16v median +0:41
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Block 05 10:19Running 5 5:22v median +0:36
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:54v median +1:15
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Block 07 13:20Running 7 5:33v median +0:53
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Block 08 15:29Running 8 8:50v median +2:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:24
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.