The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Josephine Hayden & Jack Cox finished 901st of 918 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:56:46.
A station race more than a running one: 24% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 4:30 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 13:12 in the roxzone was slower than 97% 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 11:23Running 1 6:41v median +2:17
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Block 02 10:04Running 2 7:59v median +3:09
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Block 03 13:31Running 3 8:26v median +3:24
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Block 04 11:39Running 4 8:46v median +3:41
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Block 05 13:32Running 5 8:48v median +3:34
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Block 06 10:51Running 6 9:10v median +4:00
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Block 07 13:12Running 7 9:05v median +3:51
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Block 08 19:28Running 8 14:03v median +6:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:12
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.