The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samuel Raffaele & Christopher Ball finished 112th of 598 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:03:20, faster than 81% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:04 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:39, was faster than 86% of the field.
Sydney ran fast: the 682 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:02 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:05Running 1 3:13v median −0:44
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Block 02 5:39Running 2 3:38v median −0:43
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Block 03 6:26Running 3 3:50v median −0:48
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Block 04 6:57Running 4 3:48v median −0:53
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Block 05 8:00Running 5 3:52v median −0:56
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Block 06 5:19Running 6 3:53v median −0:53
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Block 07 7:24Running 7 3:53v median −0:55
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Block 08 10:00Running 8 5:24v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:39
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.