The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Grace Steffan & Dante Steffan finished 305th of 366 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:32:08.
A station race more than a running one: 80% of the field beaten on the stations, against 8% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:10 in the roxzone was slower than 87% of the field.
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 9:43Running 1 5:52v median +1:17
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 6:13v median +1:27
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 6:34v median +1:36
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Block 04 9:46Running 4 6:51v median +1:48
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 7:26v median +2:13
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Block 06 8:34Running 6 6:54v median +1:48
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Block 07 10:51Running 7 6:53v median +1:41
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Block 08 13:39Running 8 9:13v median +1:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:10
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.