The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:25 at Sydney 2026 put Pantelis Tsoutsas & Yianni Nioplias 428th of 598 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 38% of the field beaten on the runs, 16% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:39 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:42Running 1 3:48v median −0:09
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 4:25v median +0:04
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Block 03 8:16Running 3 4:52v median +0:14
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Block 04 8:35Running 4 5:13v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:28v median +0:40
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 5:12v median +0:26
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Block 07 10:27Running 7 5:16v median +0:28
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Block 08 11:49Running 8 6:55v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:27
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.