The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Dave Parkes & Sarah Ford at Sydney 2026: 1:03:31, 57th of 918 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:48 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:57 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:28, was faster than 95% of the field.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 2:11 faster than the average race this season, by 884 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:34Running 1 3:30v median −0:54
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Block 02 5:21Running 2 3:50v median −1:00
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Block 03 7:27Running 3 4:00v median −1:02
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Block 04 6:39Running 4 3:54v median −1:11
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Block 05 8:39Running 5 4:07v median −1:07
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Block 06 5:09Running 6 4:02v median −1:08
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Block 07 7:16Running 7 4:08v median −1:06
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Block 08 9:08Running 8 5:31v median −1:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:28
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 909
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 909 mixed teams who finished.