The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Brandon La Roche finished 561st of 696 men in the Open division at Sydney 2024, in 1:35:34.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 7% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 3:08 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:43 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 2:41.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:20Running 1 3:27v median −0:18
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Block 02 8:49Running 2 5:00v median +0:08
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Block 03 13:41Running 3 5:48v median +0:32
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Block 04 11:49Running 4 5:25v median +0:08
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Block 05 10:38Running 5 5:38v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 5:16v median −0:02
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Block 07 13:00Running 7 5:12v median −0:06
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Block 08 15:39Running 8 6:26v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:55
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.