The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Atkins & Lizzie Hughes finished 400th of 769 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Melbourne 2025, in 1:17:45.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 16% on the stations. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 2:09. A harder second half: 4:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:49Running 1 2:41v median −0:11
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 4:33v median −0:28
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Block 03 8:37Running 3 4:46v median −0:29
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Block 04 8:20Running 4 4:44v median −0:32
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:53v median −0:29
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Block 06 8:51Running 6 4:57v median −0:24
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Block 07 10:39Running 7 4:58v median −0:24
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Block 08 10:28Running 8 5:42v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:02
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 768
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 768 mixed teams who finished.