The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Perth 2026, Rowena Houghton & Marcel Billiau crossed the line in 1:15:13: 144th of 409 mixed teams, faster than 65% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:31 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:13 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Perth gained about 1:20.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:51Running 1 3:52v median −0:25
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 5:16v median −0:24
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Block 03 9:06Running 3 5:35v median −0:31
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Block 04 8:58Running 4 5:22v median −0:39
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:34v median −0:39
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:20v median −0:51
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Block 07 8:31Running 7 4:53v median −0:46
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Block 08 8:46Running 8 4:46v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
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.