The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Leanne Liu & Benjamin Sauer crossed the line in 1:17:29: 419th of 918 mixed teams, faster than 54% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 73% of the field across all eight, against 43% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:45 quicker than the median and 131st of 918. The race faded late: the second half went 1:19 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 8:27Running 1 4:26v median +0:02
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 5:00v median +0:10
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Block 03 8:13Running 3 5:09v median +0:07
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 5:11v median +0:06
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:24v median +0:10
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 5:31v median +0:21
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Block 07 9:13Running 7 5:21v median +0:07
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Block 08 12:02Running 8 7:48v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:23
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.