The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2025, Matthew Hudson & Mark O'Connor crossed the line in 1:13:18: 202nd of 411 men's teams, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 34% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:01. A harder second half: 1:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:10Running 1 4:10v median −0:04
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Block 02 5:31Running 2 4:09v median −0:17
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Block 03 7:31Running 3 4:21v median −0:21
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Block 04 7:50Running 4 4:29v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:29v median −0:28
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 4:29v median −0:21
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Block 07 7:52Running 7 4:27v median −0:23
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Block 08 12:18Running 8 6:03v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:06
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.