The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Doug Hardy finished 1,445th of 1,587 men in the Open division at Sydney 2025, in 1:45:41.
The stations carried this race: faster than 34% of the field across all eight, against 4% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:50. A harder second half: 4:38 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 9:03Running 1 4:44v median +0:48
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 5:34v median +1:19
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Block 03 10:36Running 3 5:48v median +1:15
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Block 04 14:43Running 4 6:30v median +1:55
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Block 05 11:43Running 5 7:04v median +2:18
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Block 06 9:47Running 6 7:11v median +2:32
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Block 07 13:41Running 7 7:16v median +2:36
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Block 08 16:26Running 8 10:37v median +4:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:20
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.