The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Jp Mare & Hayden Smith at Sydney 2026: 59:19, 48th of 598 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 73% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:19 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:11, was faster than 94% 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 7:00Running 1 3:15v median −0:42
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Block 02 5:16Running 2 3:36v median −0:45
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Block 03 6:15Running 3 3:36v median −1:02
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Block 04 6:22Running 4 3:39v median −1:02
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Block 05 7:46Running 5 3:38v median −1:10
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Block 06 4:57Running 6 3:37v median −1:09
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Block 07 6:54Running 7 3:40v median −1:08
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Block 08 8:46Running 8 5:02v median −1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:11
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.