The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Gorman & Lauren McNamara finished in the top 10% of the field at Sydney 2026, in 58:51 for 9th of 1,099 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:45 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:20 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:50, was faster than 99% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 2:11.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:57Running 1 3:15v median −1:31
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Block 02 5:11Running 2 3:31v median −1:28
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Block 03 6:30Running 3 3:46v median −1:27
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Block 04 6:10Running 4 3:43v median −1:30
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Block 05 7:50Running 5 3:49v median −1:34
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Block 06 5:26Running 6 3:46v median −1:34
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Block 07 6:15Running 7 3:44v median −1:36
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Block 08 8:51Running 8 5:12v median −2:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:50
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 1075
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,075 mixed teams who finished.