The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Whitelaw & Lilly Greenwood finished 990th of 1,099 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:43:14.
A station race more than a running one: 36% of the field beaten on the stations, against 6% on the runs. A harder second half: 6:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:36 in the roxzone was slower than 88% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 2:11.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:14Running 1 5:37v median +0:51
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 6:46v median +1:47
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 6:46v median +1:33
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Block 04 11:06Running 4 7:02v median +1:49
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Block 05 12:34Running 5 7:46v median +2:23
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Block 06 9:42Running 6 7:42v median +2:22
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Block 07 12:52Running 7 8:08v median +2:48
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Block 08 17:17Running 8 11:02v median +3:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:36
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.