The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:51 at Sydney 2026 put Elisse Baitz & Aaron Fitzgerald 217th of 366 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 48% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:44. A harder second half: 1:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Sydney ran fast: the 884 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:11 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:57Running 1 4:35v median +0:00
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 4:55v median +0:09
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 4:58v median +0:00
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Block 04 9:00Running 4 5:02v median −0:01
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 5:14v median +0:01
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:13v median +0:07
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Block 07 10:55Running 7 5:08v median −0:04
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Block 08 12:01Running 8 7:39v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:11
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.