The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Harry Ellams & Colm McLaren at Sydney 2026: 59:48, 54th of 598 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 97% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 63% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:44 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 6:26, ahead of 91% 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 6:57Running 1 3:13v median −0:44
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Block 02 5:07Running 2 3:30v median −0:51
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Block 03 6:19Running 3 3:30v median −1:08
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Block 04 6:21Running 4 3:30v median −1:11
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Block 05 7:52Running 5 3:36v median −1:12
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Block 06 5:01Running 6 3:35v median −1:11
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Block 07 7:03Running 7 3:35v median −1:13
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Block 08 8:51Running 8 4:56v median −1:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:26
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.