The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Kristian Pennington & Taihlaura Denman-Francis crossed the line in 1:14:54: 183rd of 596 mixed teams, faster than 69% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:02 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:49Running 1 3:42v median −0:50
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Block 02 6:09Running 2 4:15v median −0:42
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Block 03 8:04Running 3 4:32v median −0:36
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Block 04 7:59Running 4 4:26v median −0:45
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:41v median −0:38
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Block 06 6:12Running 6 4:43v median −0:32
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Block 07 9:12Running 7 4:49v median −0:28
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Block 08 12:18Running 8 6:43v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:50
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.