The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Melbourne 2025, Karen Manila & Sean Thomson crossed the line in 1:10:39: 273rd of 1,343 mixed teams, faster than 80% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:50 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:19 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:43Running 1 2:40v median −0:21
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 4:31v median −0:38
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 4:44v median −0:39
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Block 04 7:47Running 4 4:48v median −0:37
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:53v median −0:41
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Block 06 6:25Running 6 4:46v median −0:47
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Block 07 7:59Running 7 4:50v median −0:44
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Block 08 9:13Running 8 5:32v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:12
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.