The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Daniela Middleton & Richard Jelfs crossed the line in 1:11:11: 181st of 1,099 mixed teams, faster than 84% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 64% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:33 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:12 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:05Running 1 4:05v median −0:41
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Block 02 5:43Running 2 4:06v median −0:53
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Block 03 7:28Running 3 4:10v median −1:03
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 4:19v median −0:54
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:22v median −1:01
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Block 06 5:59Running 6 4:26v median −0:54
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Block 07 8:06Running 7 4:23v median −0:57
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Block 08 10:53Running 8 6:12v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:40
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.