The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mitchell Nunn & Tahlia Ellam finished 346th of 1,099 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:16:09, faster than 69% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:33 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:30 worse 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 8:03Running 1 3:54v median −0:52
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 4:24v median −0:35
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Block 03 8:09Running 3 4:46v median −0:27
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Block 04 8:15Running 4 4:36v median −0:37
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 4:55v median −0:28
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:39v median −0:41
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Block 07 10:18Running 7 4:29v median −0:51
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Block 08 11:50Running 8 6:44v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:31
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.