The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Perth 2026, Paul Fowler & Sienna Fowler crossed the line in 1:12:28: 124th of 409 mixed teams, faster than 70% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 82% of the field beaten on the stations, against 60% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:35 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:48Running 1 3:49v median −0:28
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 5:03v median −0:37
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 6:00v median −0:06
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Block 04 9:08Running 4 6:10v median +0:09
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Block 05 10:38Running 5 6:14v median +0:01
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:48v median −0:23
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Block 07 7:48Running 7 5:14v median −0:25
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Block 08 8:59Running 8 4:51v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:14
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.