The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Mercer finished 1,362nd of 1,587 men in the Open division at Sydney 2025, in 1:40:22.
The wall balls cost the most time: 1:38 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:51 in the roxzone was slower than 85% 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 9:41Running 1 4:57v median +1:01
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 5:10v median +0:55
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Block 03 10:55Running 3 5:27v median +0:54
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Block 04 12:53Running 4 5:53v median +1:18
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 6:06v median +1:20
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 6:05v median +1:26
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Block 07 12:25Running 7 6:04v median +1:24
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Block 08 16:31Running 8 8:36v median +2:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:51
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.