The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Emily Townsend & Kurt Sweeney finished in the top 10% of the field at Ottawa 2026, in 1:06:28 for 32nd of 601 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 75% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:30 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:54, ahead of 97% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:36Running 1 4:21v median −1:20
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 4:20v median −1:22
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Block 03 8:09Running 3 4:29v median −1:32
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Block 04 7:40Running 4 4:26v median −1:34
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Block 05 9:03Running 5 4:28v median −1:40
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 4:25v median −1:38
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Block 07 8:06Running 7 4:30v median −1:37
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Block 08 8:33Running 8 4:43v median −1:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:54
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 596
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 596 mixed teams who finished.