The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Todd Gray-Knight & Vanessa Gray-Knight crossed the line in 1:11:29: 231st of 918 mixed teams, faster than 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:03 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:04Running 1 3:58v median −0:26
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Block 02 6:24Running 2 4:16v median −0:34
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Block 03 8:00Running 3 4:21v median −0:41
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Block 04 7:33Running 4 4:21v median −0:44
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:33v median −0:41
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Block 06 6:03Running 6 4:25v median −0:45
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Block 07 8:17Running 7 4:28v median −0:46
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Block 08 10:40Running 8 6:36v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:24
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.