The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Bell finished 1,496th of 1,587 men in the Open division at Sydney 2025, in 1:52:04.
The wall balls cost the most time: 3:48 slower than the median. A harder second half: 9:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:34 in the roxzone was slower than 95% 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. 5:45 slower than at Bangkok 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:25Running 1 4:49v median +0:53
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Block 02 8:49Running 2 5:23v median +1:08
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Block 03 12:23Running 3 5:46v median +1:13
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Block 04 11:58Running 4 5:41v median +1:06
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Block 05 11:00Running 5 5:46v median +1:00
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Block 06 9:46Running 6 6:44v median +2:05
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Block 07 11:49Running 7 6:13v median +1:33
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Block 08 24:27Running 8 14:22v median +7:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:34
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.