The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Gamblin & Terence Sparkes finished 526th of 1,020 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2025, in 1:12:48.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:06 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:48 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Sydney ran fast: the 688 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:42 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:31Running 1 3:31v median −0:36
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Block 02 5:54Running 2 4:02v median −0:19
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Block 03 7:15Running 3 4:23v median −0:16
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Block 04 8:06Running 4 4:53v median +0:09
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:45v median −0:08
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 4:32v median −0:14
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 4:54v median +0:05
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Block 08 10:22Running 8 5:58v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 991
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 991 men's teams who finished.