The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Brisbane 2026, Francois Potgieter & Mick McKeown crossed the line in 1:12:57: 174th of 357 men's teams, faster than 51% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 74% of the field beaten on the stations, against 45% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:41 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:15 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Brisbane gave the field time back: about 1:13 faster than the average race this season, by 408 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:41Running 1 4:41v median +0:24
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 5:11v median +0:24
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Block 03 7:53Running 3 5:20v median +0:10
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Block 04 8:28Running 4 5:17v median +0:04
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 5:21v median +0:03
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 5:19v median +0:07
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Block 07 8:34Running 7 5:05v median −0:06
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Block 08 9:11Running 8 5:07v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:18
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 352
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 352 men's teams who finished.