The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samara McCarthy & Samantha Byers finished 456th of 591 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Perth 2026, in 1:38:07.
A station race more than a running one: 51% of the field beaten on the stations, against 17% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:44 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:25 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 Perth gained about 1:55.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 4:34v median −0:15
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 7:11v median +0:47
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Block 03 10:41Running 3 7:11v median +0:26
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Block 04 16:06Running 4 11:08v median +4:20
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Block 05 12:59Running 5 7:51v median +0:57
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Block 06 10:08Running 6 7:48v median +0:58
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Block 07 11:27Running 7 7:17v median +1:05
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Block 08 11:06Running 8 6:57v median +1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:48
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 585
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 585 women's teams who finished.