The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steven Salvato & Guy Loadsman finished 281st of 393 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:19:48.
A station race more than a running one: 72% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 3:08 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:33, behind 87% of the field.
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 8:49Running 1 4:52v median +0:41
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Block 02 6:18Running 2 4:55v median +0:33
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Block 03 7:23Running 3 5:12v median +0:33
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Block 04 7:54Running 4 5:32v median +0:53
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 6:01v median +1:10
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:31v median +0:43
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Block 07 8:45Running 7 5:35v median +0:46
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Block 08 12:06Running 8 7:58v median +1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:33
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.