The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Colin Beck finished 1,427th of 1,587 men in the Open division at Sydney 2025, in 1:44:30.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:28 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:40 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 1:48 faster than the average race this season, by 951 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Colin Beck.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:46Running 1 4:21v median +0:25
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Block 02 8:19Running 2 4:50v median +0:35
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Block 03 11:22Running 3 5:37v median +1:04
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Block 04 12:01Running 4 6:00v median +1:25
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Block 05 11:31Running 5 6:43v median +1:57
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Block 06 9:20Running 6 5:57v median +1:18
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Block 07 14:29Running 7 5:41v median +1:01
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Block 08 16:10Running 8 9:10v median +2:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:40
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.