The race, in three figures
The race, in words
shaina marsh & Matthew Cooper finished 975th of 1,099 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:41:17.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:17. A harder second half: 2:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 13:06 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
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 10:13Running 1 5:44v median +0:58
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 6:10v median +1:11
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Block 03 10:51Running 3 6:00v median +0:47
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Block 04 10:29Running 4 6:03v median +0:50
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Block 05 11:35Running 5 6:23v median +1:00
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Block 06 8:37Running 6 6:21v median +1:01
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Block 07 12:07Running 7 6:13v median +0:53
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Block 08 16:00Running 8 9:03v median +1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:06
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.