The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:27 at Sydney 2026 put Saffron Howard & Tom Purves 777th of 1,099 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 44% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:50 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:18 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:52Running 1 5:21v median +0:35
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 5:19v median +0:20
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Block 03 10:06Running 3 5:28v median +0:15
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Block 04 10:57Running 4 5:30v median +0:17
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Block 05 10:39Running 5 5:31v median +0:08
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:19v median −0:01
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 5:21v median +0:01
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Block 08 11:56Running 8 7:27v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:32
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.