The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sophie Bowen & Daniel Sibal at Sydney 2026: 1:03:09, 36th of 596 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:47 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:43 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:28, was faster than 95% 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 6:57Running 1 3:17v median −1:15
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Block 02 5:20Running 2 3:42v median −1:15
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Block 03 6:55Running 3 3:52v median −1:16
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Block 04 7:38Running 4 3:52v median −1:19
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Block 05 8:21Running 5 4:01v median −1:18
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Block 06 5:12Running 6 3:54v median −1:21
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Block 07 7:20Running 7 3:53v median −1:24
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Block 08 9:08Running 8 5:19v median −2:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:28
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.