The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Eden Shields finished 1,290th of 1,587 men in the Open division at Sydney 2025, in 1:36:31.
The runs carried this race: faster than 37% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 12% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:20. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:14 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:26Running 1 3:47v median −0:09
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 4:16v median +0:01
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Block 03 11:27Running 3 5:01v median +0:28
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Block 04 13:42Running 4 4:59v median +0:24
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:11v median +0:25
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:05v median +0:26
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Block 07 11:29Running 7 4:49v median +0:09
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Block 08 15:46Running 8 7:17v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:48
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.