The race, in three figures
The race, in words
HAORAN ZHANG & MINGDA CAO finished 204th of 251 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Perth 2026, in 1:29:19.
Legs and stations told different stories: 42% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:40 better against the middle of the field than the first. 9:41 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:19Running 1 3:27v median −0:31
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 5:23v median +0:02
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Block 03 11:30Running 3 6:15v median +0:22
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Block 04 11:03Running 4 6:33v median +0:41
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 6:06v median +0:04
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Block 06 8:13Running 6 5:51v median −0:02
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Block 07 10:35Running 7 6:12v median +0:51
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Block 08 11:29Running 8 5:41v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:41
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 248
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 248 men's teams who finished.