The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Michael Ahn & Jake Peirce crossed the line in 1:10:58: 235th of 664 men's teams, faster than 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:15 from the median.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 3:02.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:28Running 1 3:31v median −0:35
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Block 02 5:35Running 2 4:14v median −0:17
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Block 03 7:21Running 3 4:19v median −0:31
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Block 04 7:37Running 4 4:16v median −0:38
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Block 05 9:14Running 5 4:33v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:14Running 6 4:41v median −0:21
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Block 07 8:15Running 7 4:45v median −0:20
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Block 08 11:04Running 8 6:27v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:18
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.