The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Emma Hart & Ella Grier finished 59th of 514 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:14:39, faster than 89% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 61% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:33 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 7:46, was faster than 89% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 3:19.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:36Running 1 4:05v median −0:57
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Block 02 5:43Running 2 4:13v median −1:06
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Block 03 8:20Running 3 4:26v median −1:06
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Block 04 9:36Running 4 4:30v median −1:07
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 4:43v median −1:05
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:46v median −1:02
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Block 07 8:38Running 7 4:43v median −1:04
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Block 08 10:05Running 8 5:52v median −2:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:46
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.