The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Lai & Joshua Morton finished 431st of 598 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:18:51.
The stations carried this race: faster than 53% of the field across all eight, against 26% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:33, behind 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 7:44Running 1 4:01v median +0:04
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:32v median +0:11
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Block 03 7:59Running 3 5:02v median +0:24
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Block 04 8:26Running 4 5:21v median +0:40
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 5:32v median +0:44
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 5:26v median +0:40
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 5:35v median +0:47
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Block 08 12:38Running 8 8:03v median +1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:33
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.