The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ian O’Beirne & Katie Conlon finished 709th of 918 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:28:16.
Legs and stations told different stories: 35% of the field beaten on the runs, 15% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:35. The race faded late: the second half went 3:08 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:10Running 1 5:05v median +0:41
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 5:33v median +0:43
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Block 03 9:05Running 3 5:20v median +0:18
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Block 04 9:29Running 4 5:29v median +0:24
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:27v median +0:13
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:26v median +0:16
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Block 07 11:19Running 7 5:18v median +0:04
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Block 08 15:00Running 8 8:04v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:31
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.