The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Beth Margison & Daniel Russell finished 680th of 918 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:26:54.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:00 better against the middle of the field than the first. 11:21 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
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 8:55Running 1 4:44v median +0:20
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 5:55v median +1:05
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Block 03 9:13Running 3 5:45v median +0:43
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Block 04 9:29Running 4 5:39v median +0:34
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:59v median +0:45
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Block 06 8:01Running 6 5:55v median +0:45
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 5:49v median +0:35
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Block 08 12:19Running 8 8:29v median +1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:21
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.