The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:15 at Sydney 2026 put David Middleton & Martin Jellinek 471st of 664 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 42% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:32. The race faded late: the second half went 1:15 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:24Running 1 4:15v median +0:09
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 4:48v median +0:17
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 5:07v median +0:17
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Block 04 9:15Running 4 5:05v median +0:11
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:14v median +0:08
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 5:22v median +0:20
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Block 07 10:10Running 7 5:24v median +0:19
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Block 08 13:30Running 8 7:22v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:52
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.