The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kosuke Sawa & Matthew Gorrick finished 657th of 664 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:59:20.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:05. A harder second half: 7:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:56, behind 95% of the field.
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 11:19Running 1 6:22v median +2:16
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Block 02 9:36Running 2 6:58v median +2:27
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Block 03 12:27Running 3 6:57v median +2:07
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Block 04 13:17Running 4 7:06v median +2:12
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Block 05 13:27Running 5 7:20v median +2:14
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Block 06 9:31Running 6 7:11v median +2:09
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Block 07 13:29Running 7 7:16v median +2:11
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Block 08 23:24Running 8 15:43v median +8:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:56
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.