The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephen Barr & Cian McGowan finished 251st of 664 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:11:34, faster than 62% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:37 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:12 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:31Running 1 4:35v median +0:29
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:44v median +0:13
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Block 03 7:15Running 3 4:40v median −0:10
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Block 04 7:44Running 4 4:49v median −0:05
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Block 05 8:54Running 5 4:57v median −0:09
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Block 06 5:59Running 6 4:49v median −0:13
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Block 07 8:01Running 7 4:53v median −0:12
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Block 08 11:22Running 8 6:26v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:43
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.