The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Sally Rooney & Michael Rooney crossed the line in 1:16:31: 358th of 1,099 mixed teams, faster than 67% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:42 ahead of the median. On the row the field had the edge, by 0:40. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:10 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 8:45Running 1 4:43v median −0:03
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 4:42v median −0:17
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Block 03 8:15Running 3 4:52v median −0:21
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Block 04 8:33Running 4 4:55v median −0:18
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:02v median −0:21
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:55v median −0:25
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Block 07 8:30Running 7 4:56v median −0:24
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Block 08 11:28Running 8 7:02v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:08
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.