The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Tom Cooper & Angus Ward at Sydney 2026: 58:22, 40th of 598 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:59 quicker than the median and 30th of 598. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:06 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:03, was faster than 96% of the field.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 3:02 faster than the average race this season, by 682 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:46Running 1 3:14v median −0:43
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Block 02 4:53Running 2 3:37v median −0:44
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Block 03 6:07Running 3 3:47v median −0:51
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Block 04 6:07Running 4 3:50v median −0:51
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Block 05 7:58Running 5 4:03v median −0:45
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Block 06 5:10Running 6 4:00v median −0:46
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Block 07 6:37Running 7 4:04v median −0:44
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Block 08 8:50Running 8 5:25v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:03
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.