The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Ralph Marks & Ruby Tanner at Sydney 2026: 58:29, 17th of 596 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:13 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:17 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:02, was faster than 98% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 2:11.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:56Running 1 3:14v median −1:18
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Block 02 5:08Running 2 3:38v median −1:19
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Block 03 6:12Running 3 3:44v median −1:24
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Block 04 6:16Running 4 3:47v median −1:24
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Block 05 7:33Running 5 3:51v median −1:28
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Block 06 5:01Running 6 3:47v median −1:28
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Block 07 6:57Running 7 3:56v median −1:21
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Block 08 8:33Running 8 5:10v median −2:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:02
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 576
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 576 mixed teams who finished.