The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Ali Maher & Andrew Pines crossed the line in 1:10:27: 113th of 596 mixed teams, faster than 81% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 95% of the field across all eight, against 74% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:14 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:53 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:41Running 1 3:46v median −0:46
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Block 02 5:51Running 2 4:21v median −0:36
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Block 03 7:04Running 3 4:42v median −0:26
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Block 04 7:11Running 4 4:45v median −0:26
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 5:03v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:15Running 6 5:02v median −0:13
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Block 07 8:09Running 7 4:54v median −0:23
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Block 08 10:07Running 8 6:18v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:57
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.