The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Arkinstall & Tom Thelwell finished in the top 10% of the field at Sydney 2026, in 1:02:38 for 27th of 368 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:06 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:42, was faster than 88% of the field.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 3:02 faster than the average race this season, by 682 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:59Running 1 3:25v median −0:54
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Block 02 4:54Running 2 3:38v median −0:56
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Block 03 6:03Running 3 3:49v median −1:00
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Block 04 6:42Running 4 3:45v median −1:10
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Block 05 8:03Running 5 3:52v median −1:16
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Block 06 5:27Running 6 4:00v median −1:01
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Block 07 7:01Running 7 3:53v median −1:09
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Block 08 10:54Running 8 5:13v median −1:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:42
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 363
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 363 men's teams who finished.