The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2025, David O’Brien & Catherine Mee crossed the line in 1:14:30: 324th of 1,233 mixed teams, faster than 74% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:10 of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 4:25v median −0:10
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 4:19v median −0:33
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Block 03 8:31Running 3 4:24v median −0:42
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Block 04 8:06Running 4 4:24v median −0:47
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 4:37v median −0:42
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:38v median −0:39
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Block 07 8:38Running 7 4:31v median −0:47
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Block 08 10:37Running 8 6:11v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:17
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.