The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Poynter finished 1,347th of 1,587 men in the Open division at Sydney 2025, in 1:39:04.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:09 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:47 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:56 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
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 9:01Running 1 4:45v median +0:49
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 5:03v median +0:48
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 5:28v median +0:55
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Block 04 13:35Running 4 5:50v median +1:15
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 6:03v median +1:17
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 5:54v median +1:15
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Block 07 10:40Running 7 5:35v median +0:55
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Block 08 18:23Running 8 7:57v median +1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:56
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.