The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Miguel Mercado & Fayme Mercado finished 862nd of 918 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:44:12.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:21. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:00 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 12:34, behind 95% 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 11:23Running 1 6:46v median +2:22
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Block 02 9:58Running 2 7:09v median +2:19
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Block 03 10:59Running 3 6:58v median +1:56
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Block 04 11:01Running 4 6:49v median +1:44
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Block 05 11:54Running 5 7:07v median +1:53
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Block 06 8:42Running 6 6:54v median +1:44
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Block 07 12:21Running 7 7:04v median +1:50
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Block 08 15:28Running 8 10:47v median +3:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:34
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.