The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Newman & Michelle Vu finished 550th of 1,343 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Melbourne 2025, in 1:17:14, faster than 59% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 65% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 45% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:59 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:22 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:45Running 1 2:34v median −0:27
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 4:46v median −0:23
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 5:13v median −0:10
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Block 04 9:36Running 4 5:09v median −0:16
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 5:13v median −0:21
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 5:02v median −0:31
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 4:59v median −0:35
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Block 08 10:32Running 8 6:27v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:48
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.