The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:27 at Sydney 2026 put Anne Thorby & Vignesh Shanmugam 850th of 918 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:37 behind the median. A harder second half: 8:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:16, behind 90% of the field.
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 9:36Running 1 5:05v median +0:41
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 6:00v median +1:10
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 6:22v median +1:20
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 6:50v median +1:45
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Block 05 13:09Running 5 7:11v median +1:57
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Block 06 9:33Running 6 7:40v median +2:30
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Block 07 13:05Running 7 7:32v median +2:18
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Block 08 16:37Running 8 11:08v median +3:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:16
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.