The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dylan Wheatley & Henry Ferguson finished 542nd of 664 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:27:46.
A station race more than a running one: 41% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. A harder second half: 7:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:09, behind 92% of the field.
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 8:34Running 1 4:50v median +0:44
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 5:23v median +0:52
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Block 03 7:51Running 3 5:25v median +0:35
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Block 04 8:35Running 4 5:51v median +0:57
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 6:07v median +1:01
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 5:56v median +0:54
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Block 07 11:28Running 7 5:58v median +0:53
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Block 08 13:52Running 8 8:57v median +1:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:09
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.