The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:37 at Sydney 2026 put Melissa D’Arcy & Grant D’Arcy 275th of 366 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 42% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 14% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:22 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:39 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 9:02Running 1 4:48v median +0:13
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 5:00v median +0:14
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Block 03 8:56Running 3 5:05v median +0:07
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Block 04 9:43Running 4 5:14v median +0:11
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Block 05 10:19Running 5 5:17v median +0:04
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:19v median +0:13
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Block 07 10:16Running 7 5:24v median +0:12
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Block 08 15:38Running 8 7:54v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:37
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.