The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Peter Rooney & Sarah Cummuskey finished 323rd of 546 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Perth 2026, in 1:25:31.
A station race more than a running one: 65% of the field beaten on the stations, against 25% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the row: 0:32 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:34 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Perth ran fast: the 306 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:20 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:21Running 1 4:36v median +0:10
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 6:14v median +0:24
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 6:30v median +0:17
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Block 04 10:32Running 4 6:37v median +0:19
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 6:35v median +0:13
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Block 06 12:40Running 6 10:29v median +4:11
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Block 07 10:19Running 7 5:57v median +0:11
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Block 08 9:50Running 8 5:25v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:57
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.