The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Erik Merino & Mason Jeffrey crossed the line in 1:10:59: 177th of 393 men's teams, faster than 55% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 67% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 31% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:45. The race faded late: the second half went 3:51 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Sydney ran fast: the 682 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:02 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:18Running 1 3:29v median −0:42
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Block 02 5:42Running 2 4:04v median −0:18
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Block 03 7:22Running 3 4:16v median −0:23
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Block 04 7:02Running 4 4:14v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:35v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 4:44v median −0:04
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Block 07 8:29Running 7 4:39v median −0:10
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Block 08 12:16Running 8 6:14v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:23
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 374
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 374 men's teams who finished.