The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Tom Bellamy & Natalie Matulovic crossed the line in 1:20:40: 504th of 1,099 mixed teams, faster than 54% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 76% of the field beaten on the stations, against 42% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:02 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:47 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:48Running 1 5:48v median +1:02
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 6:05v median +1:06
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Block 03 9:07Running 3 5:58v median +0:45
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Block 04 8:51Running 4 5:26v median +0:13
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 5:28v median +0:05
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 5:15v median −0:05
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Block 07 8:19Running 7 5:05v median −0:15
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Block 08 12:19Running 8 6:42v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:36
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.