The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nathan Rodrigues & Lygia Verhoven finished 488th of 596 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:36:22.
Legs and stations told different stories: 31% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:31 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:00 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 9:24Running 1 4:37v median +0:05
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 5:31v median +0:34
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 5:53v median +0:45
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Block 04 11:17Running 4 5:53v median +0:42
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Block 05 11:27Running 5 6:07v median +0:48
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:54v median +0:39
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Block 07 10:52Running 7 5:38v median +0:21
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Block 08 17:29Running 8 8:25v median +1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:22
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.