The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samuel Smith finished 557th of 696 men in the Open division at Sydney 2024, in 1:35:21.
The runs carried this race: faster than 44% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 13% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:49. A harder second half: 2:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 2:41 faster than the average race this season, by 317 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:38Running 1 3:24v median −0:21
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 4:31v median −0:21
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Block 03 11:47Running 3 6:04v median +0:48
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Block 04 12:38Running 4 5:22v median +0:05
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:53v median +0:25
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Block 06 8:17Running 6 5:31v median +0:13
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Block 07 11:14Running 7 5:18v median +0:00
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Block 08 18:00Running 8 7:01v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:02
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 685
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 685 men who finished.