The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Newbury & Lauren Whybird finished in the top 10% of the field at Sydney 2025, in 59:02 for 12th of 1,233 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:42 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:35 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:57, was faster than 99% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:12Running 1 3:26v median −1:09
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Block 02 5:09Running 2 3:45v median −1:07
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Block 03 6:37Running 3 3:51v median −1:15
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Block 04 6:16Running 4 3:48v median −1:23
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Block 05 8:01Running 5 3:56v median −1:23
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Block 06 5:08Running 6 3:44v median −1:33
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Block 07 6:19Running 7 3:51v median −1:27
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Block 08 8:31Running 8 5:16v median −2:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:57
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 1195
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,195 mixed teams who finished.