The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:01:36 at Sydney 2026 put Faafetai Vaavale & Fedora Vaavale 1,071st of 1,099 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 49% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. A harder second half: 13:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 15:28, behind 99% of the field.
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 11:03Running 1 7:04v median +2:18
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Block 02 9:37Running 2 7:27v median +2:28
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Block 03 11:39Running 3 7:59v median +2:46
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Block 04 11:13Running 4 8:19v median +3:06
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Block 05 13:57Running 5 9:23v median +4:00
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Block 06 12:23Running 6 9:47v median +4:27
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Block 07 18:29Running 7 13:28v median +8:08
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Block 08 17:51Running 8 13:34v median +6:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:28
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.