The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Sarah Thomson & Jake Forrest crossed the line in 1:16:40: 161st of 366 mixed teams, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:25.
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 8:44Running 1 4:29v median −0:06
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Block 02 6:12Running 2 4:26v median −0:20
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Block 03 8:13Running 3 4:29v median −0:29
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Block 04 8:50Running 4 4:35v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:47v median −0:26
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Block 06 6:12Running 6 4:38v median −0:28
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Block 07 8:51Running 7 4:45v median −0:27
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Block 08 12:28Running 8 6:41v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:34
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.