The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Charli Gibbens & Jono Rigg crossed the line in 1:20:25: 494th of 1,099 mixed teams, faster than 55% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 75% of the field across all eight, against 48% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:13 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:20 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 8:24Running 1 4:16v median −0:30
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 4:24v median −0:35
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Block 03 11:21Running 3 8:07v median +2:54
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Block 04 8:58Running 4 5:18v median +0:05
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 5:07v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 4:54v median −0:26
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Block 07 8:04Running 7 5:01v median −0:19
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Block 08 11:22Running 8 7:18v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:38
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.