The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kate Cruickshank & Wade Cruickshank finished 801st of 918 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:36:33.
Legs and stations told different stories: 24% of the field beaten on the runs, 4% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:27 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:53 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 10:10Running 1 5:19v median +0:55
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 5:36v median +0:46
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Block 03 11:20Running 3 5:45v median +0:43
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Block 04 9:59Running 4 5:29v median +0:24
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Block 05 11:25Running 5 5:44v median +0:30
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 5:53v median +0:43
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Block 07 12:14Running 7 5:51v median +0:37
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Block 08 15:12Running 8 8:28v median +1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:15
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.