The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martin Harkin & Emma Harkin finished 429th of 918 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:17:51, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:00 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:15 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 8:14Running 1 3:47v median −0:37
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Block 02 6:20Running 2 4:17v median −0:33
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Block 03 7:42Running 3 4:28v median −0:34
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Block 04 9:01Running 4 4:34v median −0:31
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:05v median −0:09
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:56v median −0:14
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Block 07 9:28Running 7 4:35v median −0:39
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Block 08 12:07Running 8 6:55v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:50
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.