The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dale Zahner & Matt Gordon finished 566th of 598 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:35:07.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:15 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:57, behind 92% 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 9:22Running 1 4:58v median +1:01
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 6:00v median +1:39
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 5:59v median +1:21
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Block 04 11:22Running 4 6:11v median +1:30
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 6:26v median +1:38
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 6:22v median +1:36
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Block 07 11:43Running 7 5:56v median +1:08
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Block 08 15:07Running 8 8:42v median +2:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:57
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.