The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:09:19 at Sydney 2026 put Stephen Ward & Naoise McGarry 177th of 918 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 81% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 84% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 63% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:32 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:01 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 2:11.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:56Running 1 3:46v median −0:38
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Block 02 5:53Running 2 4:10v median −0:40
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Block 03 7:28Running 3 4:17v median −0:45
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Block 04 7:38Running 4 4:20v median −0:45
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Block 05 8:44Running 5 4:21v median −0:53
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Block 06 5:40Running 6 4:19v median −0:51
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Block 07 7:52Running 7 4:28v median −0:46
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Block 08 10:49Running 8 5:58v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:27
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.