The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Sarah Holloway & Ben Tully crossed the line in 1:15:56: 379th of 918 mixed teams, faster than 59% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 81% of the field beaten on the stations, against 46% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:41 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:28 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 8:27Running 1 4:24v median +0:00
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 5:09v median +0:19
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Block 03 8:28Running 3 5:26v median +0:24
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Block 04 8:17Running 4 5:27v median +0:22
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:27v median +0:13
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 5:16v median +0:06
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Block 07 8:35Running 7 5:20v median +0:06
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Block 08 10:34Running 8 6:45v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:12
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.