The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for James Ferguson & Philippe Briend at Sydney 2025: 58:55, 10th of 411 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:12 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:32 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:20, was faster than 95% of the field.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 1:42 faster than the average race this season, by 688 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:10Running 1 3:31v median −0:43
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Block 02 4:53Running 2 3:40v median −0:46
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Block 03 5:45Running 3 3:49v median −0:53
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Block 04 6:32Running 4 3:52v median −0:56
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Block 05 7:49Running 5 4:02v median −0:55
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Block 06 5:19Running 6 3:57v median −0:53
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Block 07 6:26Running 7 3:59v median −0:51
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Block 08 8:49Running 8 5:02v median −1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:20
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 372
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 372 men's teams who finished.