The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Padraig O'Sullivan finished 1,317th of 1,587 men in the Open division at Sydney 2025, in 1:37:35.
Legs and stations told different stories: 37% of the field beaten on the runs, 8% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:03. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:06 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Sydney ran fast: the 951 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:48 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:04Running 1 4:52v median +0:56
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 4:47v median +0:32
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 4:45v median +0:12
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Block 04 13:30Running 4 4:36v median +0:01
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 4:48v median +0:02
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 4:44v median +0:05
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Block 07 10:51Running 7 4:48v median +0:08
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Block 08 17:29Running 8 7:09v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:23
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.