The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samantha Backler & Matthew Burton finished 396th of 1,099 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:17:41, faster than 64% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 88% of the field beaten on the stations, against 47% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:18 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:02 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 2:11 faster than the average race this season, by 884 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:24Running 1 5:23v median +0:37
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 5:18v median +0:19
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Block 03 8:17Running 3 5:21v median +0:08
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Block 04 8:38Running 4 5:30v median +0:17
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:29v median +0:06
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Block 06 7:07Running 6 5:28v median +0:08
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Block 07 8:01Running 7 5:03v median −0:17
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Block 08 11:21Running 8 7:06v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:12
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.