The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melvyn O’Laco & Annabelle O’Laco finished 593rd of 596 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 2:26:27.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 6:07 slower than the median. A harder second half: 10:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 16:25, behind 99% of the field.
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 12:03Running 1 6:34v median +2:02
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Block 02 11:09Running 2 7:51v median +2:54
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Block 03 15:38Running 3 8:14v median +3:06
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Block 04 18:38Running 4 8:51v median +3:40
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Block 05 15:54Running 5 9:48v median +4:29
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Block 06 11:40Running 6 9:27v median +4:12
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Block 07 18:20Running 7 8:48v median +3:31
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Block 08 26:48Running 8 16:17v median +8:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:25
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.