The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Alexus Taylor-Davis & Leo Malenfant crossed the line in 1:15:35: 142nd of 366 mixed teams, faster than 61% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 73% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 37% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:52. A harder second half: 1:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:58Running 1 3:41v median −0:54
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:28v median −0:18
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Block 03 7:58Running 3 4:40v median −0:18
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Block 04 8:15Running 4 4:35v median −0:28
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 4:55v median −0:18
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 4:34v median −0:32
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Block 07 10:00Running 7 5:05v median −0:07
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Block 08 10:50Running 8 6:11v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
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.