The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Tess Murray & Brendan Mullan at Sydney 2025: 1:07:33, 106th of 1,233 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 71% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:32 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 7:00, ahead of 92% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:57Running 1 4:02v median −0:33
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Block 02 5:15Running 2 3:59v median −0:53
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Block 03 6:45Running 3 3:58v median −1:08
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Block 04 8:37Running 4 3:58v median −1:13
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 4:07v median −1:12
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Block 06 6:02Running 6 4:10v median −1:07
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 4:03v median −1:15
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Block 08 9:27Running 8 5:26v median −1:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:00
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.