The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, MAURIZIO CALASSO & Paola Michelena crossed the line in 1:15:31: 363rd of 918 mixed teams, faster than 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:38 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:03 worse 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 8:13Running 1 4:02v median −0:22
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 4:35v median −0:15
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Block 03 7:57Running 3 4:42v median −0:20
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Block 04 8:02Running 4 4:45v median −0:20
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 4:52v median −0:22
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 4:50v median −0:20
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Block 07 9:34Running 7 5:00v median −0:14
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Block 08 11:15Running 8 6:41v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:41
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.