The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Hayes finished 1,452nd of 1,587 men in the Open division at Sydney 2025, in 1:45:58.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:08. A harder second half: 6:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:49 in the roxzone was slower than 85% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:49Running 1 4:42v median +0:46
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Block 02 8:22Running 2 5:06v median +0:51
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Block 03 11:00Running 3 5:03v median +0:30
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Block 04 13:01Running 4 5:11v median +0:36
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:11v median +0:25
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 5:12v median +0:33
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Block 07 14:11Running 7 5:13v median +0:33
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Block 08 20:20Running 8 7:55v median +1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:49
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.