The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nathan Blackford & Annabel Piper finished 527th of 1,099 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:21:28, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:45 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:13 worse 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 8:32Running 1 4:13v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:02Running 2 4:25v median −0:34
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 4:54v median −0:19
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Block 04 8:23Running 4 4:42v median −0:31
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:00v median −0:23
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 4:50v median −0:30
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 4:56v median −0:24
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Block 08 15:33Running 8 7:08v median −0:21
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.