The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Douglas Hamerlok & Laura Gowans at Perth 2026: 56:16, 8th of 409 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:32 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:14 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:01, was faster than 99% of the field.
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 7:00Running 1 3:09v median −1:08
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Block 02 5:34Running 2 4:04v median −1:36
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Block 03 7:21Running 3 4:13v median −1:53
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Block 04 6:05Running 4 4:06v median −1:55
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Block 05 8:16Running 5 4:03v median −2:10
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Block 06 5:45Running 6 4:03v median −2:08
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Block 07 6:21Running 7 3:44v median −1:55
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Block 08 6:56Running 8 3:26v median −1:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:01
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 403
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 403 mixed teams who finished.