The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martyn Williams & Pepijn Koenekoop finished 204th of 393 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:12:48.
Legs and stations told different stories: 59% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:35 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:38 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 3:02 faster than the average race this season, by 682 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:52Running 1 4:38v median +0:27
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Block 02 6:43Running 2 4:41v median +0:19
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Block 03 7:59Running 3 4:37v median −0:02
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Block 04 8:07Running 4 4:29v median −0:10
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Block 05 8:44Running 5 4:32v median −0:19
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:35v median −0:13
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Block 07 8:02Running 7 4:17v median −0:32
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Block 08 10:05Running 8 5:47v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:48
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.