The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Miguel Mercado & Fayme Mercado finished 510th of 546 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Perth 2026, in 1:49:53.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:37 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:20 in the roxzone was slower than 93% of the field.
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 10:14Running 1 5:54v median +1:28
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Block 02 10:53Running 2 8:14v median +2:24
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Block 03 12:31Running 3 8:52v median +2:39
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Block 04 13:18Running 4 9:08v median +2:50
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Block 05 13:53Running 5 9:02v median +2:40
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Block 06 11:30Running 6 8:52v median +2:34
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Block 07 16:10Running 7 8:20v median +2:34
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Block 08 13:07Running 8 8:01v median +2:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:20
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.