The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2024, Colum Leen & William Flynn crossed the line in 1:09:31: 146th of 415 men's teams, faster than 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:58 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:26 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 2:10.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:28Running 1 3:21v median −0:36
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 4:41v median −0:25
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Block 03 9:07Running 3 5:13v median −0:10
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Block 04 8:14Running 4 4:59v median −0:26
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:58v median −0:37
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Block 06 6:21Running 6 4:48v median −0:41
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Block 07 8:24Running 7 4:47v median −0:43
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Block 08 9:48Running 8 5:39v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:38
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 412
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 412 men's teams who finished.