The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:05:59 at Sydney 2026 put Matthew Scullion & Rhys O’Connor 163rd of 598 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 73% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:15 of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:23 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:38Running 1 3:34v median −0:23
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Block 02 5:29Running 2 3:49v median −0:32
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Block 03 6:53Running 3 3:57v median −0:41
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Block 04 7:18Running 4 4:06v median −0:35
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Block 05 8:40Running 5 4:20v median −0:28
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Block 06 5:41Running 6 4:16v median −0:30
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Block 07 7:23Running 7 3:53v median −0:55
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Block 08 10:03Running 8 5:36v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:02
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.