The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Nicol finished 572nd of 696 men in the Open division at Sydney 2024, in 1:36:34.
A station race more than a running one: 44% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:21 better against the middle of the field than the first. 9:06 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
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 11:30Running 1 6:53v median +3:08
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 5:40v median +0:48
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Block 03 11:40Running 3 6:30v median +1:14
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Block 04 11:28Running 4 6:08v median +0:51
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Block 05 11:41Running 5 6:20v median +0:52
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 6:18v median +1:00
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Block 07 11:10Running 7 6:20v median +1:02
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Block 08 13:11Running 8 7:28v median +1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:06
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.