The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Christopher Harper & Melissa Normoyle finished 967th of 1,099 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:40:36.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 4:35 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:53 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 10:31Running 1 6:08v median +1:22
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 5:56v median +0:57
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 6:04v median +0:51
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Block 04 10:52Running 4 6:08v median +0:55
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 6:21v median +0:58
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Block 06 8:37Running 6 6:24v median +1:04
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Block 07 15:23Running 7 6:32v median +1:12
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Block 08 15:10Running 8 9:34v median +2:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:39
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.