The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Aamilah Elsayed & Josiah Toafa finished 614th of 918 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:24:25.
The stations carried this race: faster than 51% of the field across all eight, against 26% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:12 from the median. A harder second half: 1:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:03Running 1 4:40v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 5:27v median +0:37
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Block 03 9:11Running 3 5:36v median +0:34
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Block 04 9:04Running 4 5:41v median +0:36
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 6:15v median +1:01
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 5:59v median +0:49
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 5:47v median +0:33
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Block 08 12:46Running 8 8:14v median +0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:29
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.