The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Tom Bessell & Emilie Bessell crossed the line in 1:13:12: 249th of 1,099 mixed teams, faster than 77% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:51 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:05 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 8:10Running 1 3:59v median −0:47
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Block 02 5:44Running 2 4:24v median −0:35
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 4:34v median −0:39
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Block 04 8:14Running 4 5:12v median −0:01
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:58v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:22Running 6 4:46v median −0:34
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Block 07 8:07Running 7 4:42v median −0:38
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Block 08 10:46Running 8 6:46v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:47
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.