The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:09 at Sydney 2026 put Marlo Guanlao & Melisande Guanlao 474th of 918 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 57% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:40 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Sydney ran fast: the 884 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:11 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:57Running 1 4:32v median +0:08
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 4:22v median −0:28
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Block 03 8:17Running 3 4:33v median −0:29
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Block 04 8:42Running 4 4:59v median −0:06
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Block 05 10:19Running 5 5:17v median +0:03
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 5:17v median +0:07
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Block 07 9:24Running 7 5:13v median −0:01
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Block 08 11:48Running 8 6:47v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:38
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.