The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Samuel Skinner & Kayla Thomson crossed the line in 1:11:28: 192nd of 1,099 mixed teams, faster than 83% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 90% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 54% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:31 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:55, was faster than 91% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 2:11.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:43Running 1 4:07v median −0:39
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Block 02 5:55Running 2 4:11v median −0:48
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Block 03 8:23Running 3 4:35v median −0:38
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Block 04 7:37Running 4 4:05v median −1:08
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:20v median −1:03
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:13v median −1:07
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Block 07 7:43Running 7 4:20v median −1:00
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Block 08 11:01Running 8 6:07v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:55
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.