The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Gordon & Pariz Lythgo-Gordon finished 238th of 918 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:11:39, faster than 74% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:32. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:37 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 8:09Running 1 3:57v median −0:27
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:09v median −0:41
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Block 03 7:50Running 3 4:19v median −0:43
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Block 04 8:17Running 4 4:18v median −0:47
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Block 05 9:11Running 5 4:24v median −0:50
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 4:23v median −0:47
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Block 07 8:43Running 7 4:27v median −0:47
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Block 08 10:08Running 8 6:09v median −1:09
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.