The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Shannon McEwen & Grace Vanderfield crossed the line in 1:15:03: 138th of 366 mixed teams, faster than 62% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 80% of the field beaten on the stations, against 53% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:49 on the median.
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 8:54Running 1 4:50v median +0:15
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Block 02 6:07Running 2 4:37v median −0:09
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Block 03 8:02Running 3 4:57v median −0:01
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Block 04 8:12Running 4 5:04v median +0:01
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 5:09v median −0:04
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 5:03v median −0:03
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Block 07 8:20Running 7 5:06v median −0:06
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Block 08 11:05Running 8 7:05v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:09
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 358
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 358 mixed teams who finished.