The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Steph Crawshaw & Matt Lepp crossed the line in 1:11:00: 173rd of 1,099 mixed teams, faster than 84% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 64% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:35 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:57, was faster than 91% 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 8:10Running 1 4:08v median −0:38
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 4:08v median −0:51
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Block 03 7:29Running 3 4:18v median −0:55
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Block 04 7:59Running 4 4:19v median −0:54
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:28v median −0:55
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Block 06 5:57Running 6 4:19v median −1:01
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 4:32v median −0:48
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Block 08 10:36Running 8 6:21v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:57
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.