The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mitch Nurthen finished 589th of 696 men in the Open division at Sydney 2024, in 1:37:45.
The stations carried this race: faster than 29% of the field across all eight, against 9% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:53 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:10 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 8:53Running 1 4:20v median +0:35
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 5:54v median +1:02
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Block 03 10:54Running 3 6:02v median +0:46
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Block 04 14:36Running 4 6:39v median +1:22
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Block 05 11:36Running 5 6:58v median +1:30
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Block 06 9:39Running 6 7:10v median +1:52
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Block 07 13:09Running 7 6:54v median +1:36
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Block 08 14:52Running 8 8:32v median +2:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:27
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.