The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Orin Ball & Michael Astell at Brisbane 2026: 1:01:19, 50th of 507 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 97% of the field across all eight, against 77% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:05 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:02, ahead of 94% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Brisbane gained about 1:13.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:19Running 1 3:38v median −0:32
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Block 02 5:52Running 2 4:09v median −0:34
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Block 03 7:12Running 3 4:45v median −0:24
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Block 04 6:56Running 4 4:36v median −0:34
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Block 05 8:36Running 5 4:44v median −0:31
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Block 06 5:35Running 6 4:29v median −0:40
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Block 07 6:59Running 7 4:38v median −0:30
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Block 08 7:56Running 8 4:25v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:02
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 506
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 506 men's teams who finished.