The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:09:46 at Sydney 2026 put Fergus Dobson & Abigail Spencer 187th of 918 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 61% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:30 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:08 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:58Running 1 3:50v median −0:34
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Block 02 5:46Running 2 4:08v median −0:42
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Block 03 7:29Running 3 4:21v median −0:41
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Block 04 8:12Running 4 4:18v median −0:47
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Block 05 8:37Running 5 4:20v median −0:54
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 4:31v median −0:39
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Block 07 7:46Running 7 4:20v median −0:54
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Block 08 10:23Running 8 6:16v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:19
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.