The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Alan Murphy & Aoife Doyle at Sydney 2026: 1:05:53, 51st of 596 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 94% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 73% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:25 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 7:03, ahead of 90% 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 7:34Running 1 3:30v median −1:02
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Block 02 5:14Running 2 3:47v median −1:10
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Block 03 7:23Running 3 4:06v median −1:02
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Block 04 7:35Running 4 3:55v median −1:16
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 4:04v median −1:15
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Block 06 5:21Running 6 4:00v median −1:15
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Block 07 7:38Running 7 4:01v median −1:16
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Block 08 9:30Running 8 5:26v median −1:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:03
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.