The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:16 at Sydney 2026 put Sarah Blakeney & Paul Jones 319th of 366 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 35% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 2% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:09. A harder second half: 1:38 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 9:52Running 1 5:04v median +0:29
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 5:18v median +0:32
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Block 03 10:32Running 3 5:24v median +0:26
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Block 04 11:38Running 4 5:26v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:30v median +0:17
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:32v median +0:26
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Block 07 11:57Running 7 5:28v median +0:16
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Block 08 16:21Running 8 7:50v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:59
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.