The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Thibaut Cousin & Madison Bessen crossed the line in 1:17:15: 243rd of 596 mixed teams, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:58 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:09 better 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 8:59Running 1 4:35v median +0:03
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Block 02 6:35Running 2 4:53v median −0:04
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Block 03 8:03Running 3 4:50v median −0:18
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Block 04 9:20Running 4 5:02v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:33v median −0:46
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Block 06 5:49Running 6 4:26v median −0:49
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Block 07 9:09Running 7 4:34v median −0:43
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Block 08 11:45Running 8 6:14v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:33
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.