The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Lachie Ward & Josh Dessa crossed the line in 1:11:23: 111th of 368 men's teams, faster than 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:58 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:12 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 Sydney gained about 3:02.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:02Running 1 4:00v median −0:19
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Block 02 5:26Running 2 3:58v median −0:36
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Block 03 8:17Running 3 4:31v median −0:18
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Block 04 9:03Running 4 4:17v median −0:38
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:29v median −0:39
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 4:09v median −0:52
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Block 07 7:55Running 7 4:18v median −0:44
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Block 08 10:00Running 8 5:51v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:44
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.