The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sean Geraghty & Christopher Thamin at Sydney 2026: 1:00:58, 53rd of 664 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 69% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:50 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:11, was faster than 96% 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 6:58Running 1 3:01v median −1:05
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Block 02 4:58Running 2 3:30v median −1:01
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Block 03 6:39Running 3 3:43v median −1:07
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Block 04 6:40Running 4 3:45v median −1:09
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Block 05 8:30Running 5 3:57v median −1:09
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Block 06 5:06Running 6 3:41v median −1:21
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Block 07 6:41Running 7 3:44v median −1:21
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Block 08 9:25Running 8 5:05v median −1:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:11
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.