The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Matthew Johnston & Adam Scorah at Sydney 2026: 59:57, 59th of 598 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 73% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:21 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:28, was faster than 90% 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 6:59Running 1 3:18v median −0:39
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Block 02 4:51Running 2 3:27v median −0:54
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Block 03 6:41Running 3 3:42v median −0:56
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Block 04 6:36Running 4 3:42v median −0:59
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Block 05 7:49Running 5 3:44v median −1:04
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Block 06 4:48Running 6 3:42v median −1:04
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Block 07 6:22Running 7 3:49v median −0:59
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Block 08 9:30Running 8 4:59v median −1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:28
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.