The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Erin Somboli & Roman Ciereszko finished 991st of 1,099 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:43:14.
The stations carried this race: faster than 65% of the field across all eight, against 5% on the runs. A harder second half: 4:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 13:56 in the roxzone was slower than 96% 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 9:45Running 1 5:33v median +0:47
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Block 02 8:59Running 2 6:50v median +1:51
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 6:47v median +1:34
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Block 04 10:05Running 4 6:58v median +1:45
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Block 05 12:27Running 5 7:42v median +2:19
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Block 06 8:32Running 6 6:58v median +1:38
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Block 07 11:37Running 7 7:33v median +2:13
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Block 08 17:38Running 8 13:29v median +6:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:56
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.