The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Liam Ferry & Madeleine Johnson finished 688th of 918 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:27:13.
Legs and stations told different stories: 42% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 5:23 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:13 better against the middle of the field 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 8:04Running 1 3:52v median −0:32
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:17v median −0:33
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Block 03 14:01Running 3 5:09v median +0:07
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Block 04 8:09Running 4 5:24v median +0:19
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:34v median +0:20
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:58v median −0:12
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Block 07 10:43Running 7 6:07v median +0:53
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Block 08 13:20Running 8 8:39v median +1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:21
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.