The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Melbourne 2025, Thilanee Vijayakumar & Ian Aherne crossed the line in 1:09:55: 250th of 1,343 mixed teams, faster than 81% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 65% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:30 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:13 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:51Running 1 2:35v median −0:26
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Block 02 6:14Running 2 4:24v median −0:45
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Block 03 8:23Running 3 4:21v median −1:02
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Block 04 7:32Running 4 4:32v median −0:53
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:35v median −0:59
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:42v median −0:51
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Block 07 8:10Running 7 4:41v median −0:53
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Block 08 9:42Running 8 5:20v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:50
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 1334
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,334 mixed teams who finished.