The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Edward Craighead & Laura Carroll crossed the line in 1:13:04: 281st of 918 mixed teams, faster than 69% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 86% of the field across all eight, against 58% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 1:01 quicker than the median and 25th of 918. A harder second half: 1:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 7:48Running 1 4:00v median −0:24
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 4:35v median −0:15
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Block 03 7:26Running 3 4:58v median −0:04
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Block 04 7:55Running 4 4:59v median −0:06
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 5:08v median −0:06
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Block 06 6:21Running 6 5:00v median −0:10
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Block 07 9:05Running 7 5:16v median +0:02
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Block 08 10:56Running 8 6:59v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:19
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.