The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Perth 2026, Alex Gowrie & Blake Pearse crossed the line in 1:14:52: 148th of 546 mixed teams, faster than 73% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 55% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:37 on the median.
Perth gave the field time back: about 1:20 faster than the average race this season, by 306 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:55Running 1 3:44v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 4:50v median −1:00
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Block 03 9:46Running 3 5:24v median −0:49
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Block 04 9:30Running 4 5:37v median −0:41
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Block 05 11:03Running 5 5:55v median −0:27
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 5:44v median −0:34
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Block 07 8:48Running 7 5:02v median −0:44
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Block 08 8:19Running 8 4:28v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:48
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.