The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sarah McLaughlin & Thomas Howes finished 398th of 596 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:28:00.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 17% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:29 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 8:44Running 1 4:18v median −0:14
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Block 02 6:44Running 2 5:04v median +0:07
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Block 03 9:34Running 3 5:05v median −0:03
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Block 04 10:28Running 4 5:15v median +0:04
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:29v median +0:10
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 5:16v median +0:01
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Block 07 11:55Running 7 5:12v median −0:05
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Block 08 14:09Running 8 7:33v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:34
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.