The race, in three figures
The race, in words
chloe pietersen & Ben Pietersen finished 362nd of 596 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:24:29.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:06 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:21 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 8:27Running 1 4:05v median −0:27
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 4:55v median −0:02
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 5:13v median +0:05
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Block 04 9:28Running 4 5:07v median −0:04
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:26v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:51v median +0:36
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Block 07 10:30Running 7 5:13v median −0:04
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Block 08 12:59Running 8 7:20v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
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.