The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Riley George & Jessica McGrath finished 856th of 918 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:43:24.
The stations carried this race: faster than 52% of the field across all eight, against 3% on the runs. A harder second half: 5:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:05 in the roxzone was slower than 94% of the field.
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 10:26Running 1 5:56v median +1:32
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Block 02 8:38Running 2 6:46v median +1:56
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Block 03 10:35Running 3 7:26v median +2:24
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Block 04 10:51Running 4 7:36v median +2:31
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Block 05 12:26Running 5 7:55v median +2:41
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Block 06 9:53Running 6 8:02v median +2:52
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Block 07 12:48Running 7 8:25v median +3:11
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Block 08 15:47Running 8 11:58v median +4:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:05
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.