The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:23 at Sydney 2026 put Rowan Matysiak & Seth Schwalger 254th of 393 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 66% of the field across all eight, against 26% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:17 from the median. A harder second half: 2:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 3:02.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:27Running 1 4:34v median +0:23
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 4:52v median +0:30
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Block 03 7:51Running 3 5:19v median +0:40
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Block 04 8:04Running 4 5:18v median +0:39
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 5:31v median +0:40
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 5:21v median +0:33
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Block 07 9:48Running 7 5:57v median +1:08
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Block 08 12:04Running 8 7:49v median +1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:42
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.