The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:50 at Perth 2026 put Thanh H Luu & Andrew Chau 184th of 409 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. On the row the field had the edge, by 0:32. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:10 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 8:42Running 1 4:13v median −0:04
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 5:25v median −0:15
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Block 03 10:02Running 3 5:46v median −0:20
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Block 04 9:49Running 4 6:01v median +0:00
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 5:51v median −0:22
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 5:46v median −0:25
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Block 07 9:40Running 7 5:06v median −0:33
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Block 08 9:19Running 8 4:34v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:45
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.