The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Eoin Fitzgibbon & Helen Hogan at Sydney 2026: 1:08:11, 99th of 1,099 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 63% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:14 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:36, was faster than 95% of the field.
Sydney ran fast: the 884 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:11 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:54Running 1 3:46v median −1:00
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Block 02 5:46Running 2 3:49v median −1:10
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Block 03 7:29Running 3 3:59v median −1:14
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Block 04 7:27Running 4 3:59v median −1:14
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Block 05 8:46Running 5 4:08v median −1:15
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Block 06 6:01Running 6 4:15v median −1:05
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Block 07 8:02Running 7 4:13v median −1:07
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Block 08 10:20Running 8 5:53v median −1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:36
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.