The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Will Sams & Lou Sams finished in the top 10% of the field at Sydney 2026, in 1:05:20 for 54th of 1,099 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:09 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:59 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 6:32, ahead of 95% of the field.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 2:11 faster than the average race this season, by 884 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:01Running 1 4:01v median −0:45
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Block 02 5:39Running 2 3:59v median −1:00
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Block 03 7:04Running 3 4:04v median −1:09
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Block 04 7:14Running 4 4:03v median −1:10
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Block 05 8:33Running 5 4:09v median −1:14
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 4:13v median −1:07
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Block 07 7:16Running 7 4:09v median −1:11
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Block 08 9:15Running 8 5:38v median −1:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:32
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.