The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Singapore 2026, Melanie Zhan & Chang Liu crossed the line in 1:32:57: 133rd of 285 mixed teams, faster than 53% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 79% of the field across all eight, against 37% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:21 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:33 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Singapore cost the whole field time: about 2:42 more than the average race this season, going by 277 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:52Running 1 5:36v median +1:08
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Block 02 9:28Running 2 6:47v median +0:42
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Block 03 11:48Running 3 6:53v median +0:23
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Block 04 9:36Running 4 6:57v median +0:27
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Block 05 11:47Running 5 7:09v median +0:28
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Block 06 8:41Running 6 6:50v median +0:13
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Block 07 10:22Running 7 7:07v median +0:32
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Block 08 11:52Running 8 7:16v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:39
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 284
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 284 mixed teams who finished.