The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Leah Dennis & Blake Parsons crossed the line in 1:22:11: 547th of 1,099 mixed teams, faster than 50% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:20 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:33Running 1 4:24v median −0:22
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 4:44v median −0:15
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Block 03 9:03Running 3 5:36v median +0:23
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Block 04 9:18Running 4 4:45v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 5:03v median −0:20
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 5:07v median −0:13
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Block 07 9:48Running 7 4:59v median −0:21
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Block 08 14:03Running 8 7:03v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:07
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.