The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daniel Hickling & Harry Desborough finished 245th of 368 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:23:23.
A station race more than a running one: 63% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:46 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Sydney ran fast: the 682 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:02 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:30Running 1 4:33v median +0:14
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 4:59v median +0:25
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Block 03 8:38Running 3 5:20v median +0:31
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Block 04 9:00Running 4 5:30v median +0:35
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:40v median +0:32
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:40v median +0:39
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 6:11v median +1:09
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Block 08 13:07Running 8 9:01v median +1:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:58
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.