The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ian Elgey & Rachel Byrne finished 843rd of 918 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:41:57.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:37 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:56 in the roxzone was slower than 96% 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 10:31Running 1 6:02v median +1:38
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Block 02 8:43Running 2 6:21v median +1:31
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Block 03 11:03Running 3 6:34v median +1:32
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Block 04 10:59Running 4 6:29v median +1:24
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Block 05 11:45Running 5 6:35v median +1:21
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 6:26v median +1:16
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Block 07 13:04Running 7 6:31v median +1:17
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Block 08 14:54Running 8 9:23v median +2:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:56
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.