The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Alex Bell & Petrus Nel at Sydney 2026: 57:18, 24th of 598 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:45 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:44 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:10, was faster than 94% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 3:02.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:54Running 1 3:10v median −0:47
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Block 02 5:01Running 2 3:30v median −0:51
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Block 03 5:43Running 3 3:29v median −1:09
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Block 04 5:59Running 4 3:38v median −1:03
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Block 05 7:40Running 5 3:36v median −1:12
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Block 06 4:49Running 6 3:34v median −1:12
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Block 07 6:26Running 7 3:39v median −1:09
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Block 08 8:44Running 8 5:04v median −1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:10
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 588
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 588 men's teams who finished.