The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Matt Crouch & Luke Bawden at Sydney 2026: 59:12, 31st of 664 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:05 quicker than the median and 34th of 664. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:56 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:23, was faster than 94% of the field.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 3:02 faster than the average race this season, by 682 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:06Running 1 3:27v median −0:39
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Block 02 5:03Running 2 3:40v median −0:51
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Block 03 6:05Running 3 3:45v median −1:05
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Block 04 6:03Running 4 3:47v median −1:07
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Block 05 7:41Running 5 3:50v median −1:16
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Block 06 5:09Running 6 3:55v median −1:07
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Block 07 6:41Running 7 4:01v median −1:04
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Block 08 9:08Running 8 5:25v median −1:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:23
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 642
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 642 men's teams who finished.