The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Hoang finished 1,318th of 1,587 men in the Open division at Sydney 2025, in 1:37:37.
Legs and stations told different stories: 41% of the field beaten on the runs, 8% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:18. A harder second half: 1:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:19Running 1 3:44v median −0:12
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 4:30v median +0:15
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Block 03 11:12Running 3 5:01v median +0:28
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Block 04 12:38Running 4 4:58v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:09v median +0:23
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 4:41v median +0:02
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Block 07 12:52Running 7 5:03v median +0:23
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Block 08 16:15Running 8 6:40v median +0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:15
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.