The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Ross finished 1,458th of 1,587 men in the Open division at Sydney 2025, in 1:47:03.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:51 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:38, behind 95% of the field.
The field ran 3:00 faster at Sydney 2025 than at Sydney 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:32Running 1 5:08v median +1:12
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Block 02 9:22Running 2 5:44v median +1:29
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Block 03 10:51Running 3 6:01v median +1:28
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Block 04 14:17Running 4 6:03v median +1:28
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Block 05 11:23Running 5 6:15v median +1:29
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Block 06 9:21Running 6 6:04v median +1:25
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Block 07 12:26Running 7 6:00v median +1:20
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Block 08 17:21Running 8 9:19v median +2:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:38
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.