The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Mitchell Mills & Grace Hermansson crossed the line in 1:11:54: 205th of 1,099 mixed teams, faster than 81% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 60% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:27 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:06Running 1 4:02v median −0:44
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 4:01v median −0:58
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Block 03 8:13Running 3 4:19v median −0:54
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Block 04 8:07Running 4 4:30v median −0:43
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Block 05 9:14Running 5 4:36v median −0:47
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Block 06 5:47Running 6 4:16v median −1:04
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Block 07 8:37Running 7 4:47v median −0:33
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Block 08 10:27Running 8 6:09v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:22
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.