The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Perth 2026, Leon McNiece & Helen Healey crossed the line in 1:11:34: 96th of 546 mixed teams, faster than 82% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:01 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:05, ahead of 90% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Perth gained about 1:20.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:12Running 1 3:55v median −0:31
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 4:56v median −0:54
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Block 03 8:56Running 3 4:55v median −1:18
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Block 04 8:44Running 4 4:58v median −1:20
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:12v median −1:10
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:11v median −1:07
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 4:45v median −1:01
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Block 08 8:31Running 8 4:27v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:05
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 538
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 538 mixed teams who finished.