The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sarah Mazza & Adam Coombes finished 72nd of 596 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:07:28, faster than 88% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 91% of the field beaten on the runs, 67% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:02 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 7:05, ahead of 89% of the field.
Sydney ran fast: the 884 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:11 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:05Running 1 3:15v median −1:17
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Block 02 5:54Running 2 3:49v median −1:08
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Block 03 7:35Running 3 4:05v median −1:03
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Block 04 7:55Running 4 4:11v median −1:00
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Block 05 8:43Running 5 4:17v median −1:02
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Block 06 5:41Running 6 4:15v median −1:00
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 4:10v median −1:07
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Block 08 9:42Running 8 5:46v median −1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:05
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.