The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Riley & Jessica Gardiner finished 206th of 918 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:10:32, faster than 78% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 97% of the field beaten on the stations, against 57% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:22 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:10 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 8:42Running 1 4:45v median +0:21
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Block 02 6:12Running 2 4:51v median +0:01
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Block 03 7:45Running 3 4:55v median −0:07
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Block 04 7:03Running 4 4:56v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:11Running 5 4:58v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 4:51v median −0:19
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Block 07 7:39Running 7 5:05v median −0:09
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Block 08 10:09Running 8 6:44v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:52
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.