The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melissa Simpson & Edward Cook finished in the top 10% of the field at Sydney 2025, in 1:04:24 for 46th of 1,233 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:05 quicker than the median and 85th of 1,233. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:03 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:44, was faster than 95% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:35Running 1 3:50v median −0:45
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Block 02 5:27Running 2 3:54v median −0:58
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Block 03 7:02Running 3 3:59v median −1:07
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Block 04 7:08Running 4 4:05v median −1:06
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Block 05 8:13Running 5 4:18v median −1:01
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Block 06 5:41Running 6 4:07v median −1:10
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Block 07 7:17Running 7 4:12v median −1:06
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Block 08 9:26Running 8 5:46v median −1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:44
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.