The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Margherita Silvia Tini & Hamza Ait Sidi Abdelkader crossed the line in 1:08:35: 89th of 596 mixed teams, faster than 85% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 57% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:45 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 7:14, ahead of 87% of the field.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 2:11 faster than the average race this season, by 884 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:01Running 1 3:40v median −0:52
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 4:01v median −0:56
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Block 03 7:42Running 3 4:06v median −1:02
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Block 04 7:09Running 4 3:59v median −1:12
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Block 05 8:53Running 5 4:08v median −1:11
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Block 06 5:46Running 6 4:00v median −1:15
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Block 07 7:41Running 7 4:03v median −1:14
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Block 08 9:51Running 8 5:42v median −1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:14
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.