The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:13 at Sydney 2026 put David Clarke & Jye Smith 255th of 368 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 53% of the field beaten on the stations, against 31% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:37, behind 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 8:21Running 1 4:23v median +0:04
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 4:48v median +0:14
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Block 03 8:49Running 3 5:28v median +0:39
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Block 04 8:49Running 4 5:19v median +0:24
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:39v median +0:31
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:50v median +0:49
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Block 07 9:10Running 7 5:55v median +0:53
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Block 08 13:33Running 8 7:48v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:37
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.