The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, alex shaw & laurie shaw crossed the line in 1:13:06: 277th of 664 men's teams, faster than 58% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 35% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:14 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:08Running 1 3:49v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 4:12v median −0:19
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Block 03 8:12Running 3 4:40v median −0:10
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Block 04 8:01Running 4 4:30v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:44v median −0:22
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Block 06 5:59Running 6 4:36v median −0:26
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Block 07 8:31Running 7 4:29v median −0:36
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Block 08 10:28Running 8 5:54v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
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.