The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rob Gray & Kelly Gray finished 146th of 1,099 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:09:33, faster than 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 66% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:12 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 7:07, ahead of 88% 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 8:08Running 1 3:54v median −0:52
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Block 02 5:47Running 2 4:04v median −0:55
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Block 03 7:42Running 3 4:10v median −1:03
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Block 04 7:27Running 4 4:09v median −1:04
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Block 05 8:56Running 5 4:25v median −0:58
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Block 06 6:01Running 6 4:18v median −1:02
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Block 07 8:21Running 7 4:15v median −1:05
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Block 08 10:14Running 8 5:53v median −1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:07
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.