The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sonia Jeffrey & Molly Rae Thomas finished in the top 10% of the field at Sydney 2026, in 1:12:23 for 35th of 514 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 73% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:55 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 7:43, ahead of 90% of the field.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 3:18 faster than the average race this season, by 1,108 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:18Running 1 3:53v median −1:09
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Block 02 6:01Running 2 4:19v median −1:00
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 4:30v median −1:02
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Block 04 8:11Running 4 4:18v median −1:19
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 4:35v median −1:13
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 4:20v median −1:28
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 4:30v median −1:17
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Block 08 9:47Running 8 5:53v median −2:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:43
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 509
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 509 women's teams who finished.