The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Julia Mankarios & David Blair crossed the line in 1:19:28: 457th of 1,099 mixed teams, faster than 58% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 35% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:42. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:21 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 8:41Running 1 4:25v median −0:21
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 4:42v median −0:17
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Block 03 9:12Running 3 4:53v median −0:20
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Block 04 8:36Running 4 4:56v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 5:00v median −0:23
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:12v median −0:08
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Block 07 9:43Running 7 4:47v median −0:33
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Block 08 11:51Running 8 6:51v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:41
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.