The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Ray George & Jonathan Hunt crossed the line in 1:05:49: 118th of 664 men's teams, faster than 82% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:49 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:47, was faster than 87% 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 7:39Running 1 3:31v median −0:35
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Block 02 5:35Running 2 3:43v median −0:48
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Block 03 7:01Running 3 3:48v median −1:02
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Block 04 7:03Running 4 3:53v median −1:01
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Block 05 8:39Running 5 4:15v median −0:51
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Block 06 5:20Running 6 4:01v median −1:01
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Block 07 7:39Running 7 3:58v median −1:07
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Block 08 10:13Running 8 5:46v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:47
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.