The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Yusuke Shibuya & Kohta Suzuki crossed the line in 1:10:46: 229th of 664 men's teams, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:45 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Sydney ran fast: the 682 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:02 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:07Running 1 3:23v median −0:43
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Block 02 5:23Running 2 3:41v median −0:50
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Block 03 6:48Running 3 3:42v median −1:08
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Block 04 7:26Running 4 3:47v median −1:07
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 3:59v median −1:07
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Block 06 5:08Running 6 3:51v median −1:11
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Block 07 8:01Running 7 3:58v median −1:07
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Block 08 14:08Running 8 5:47v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:14
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.