The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Stuart Burgess & Jessica Burgess crossed the line in 1:19:41: 280th of 596 mixed teams, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 61% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:30 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:05 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 8:25Running 1 4:05v median −0:27
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 4:19v median −0:38
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Block 03 8:44Running 3 4:38v median −0:30
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Block 04 8:30Running 4 4:42v median −0:29
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:12v median −0:07
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 5:00v median −0:15
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Block 07 8:48Running 7 4:47v median −0:30
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Block 08 13:17Running 8 8:26v median +1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:44
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.