The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bernadette Staude & Deborah Lane finished 83rd of 514 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:16:49, faster than 84% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 61% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:25 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 7:53, ahead of 87% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 3:18.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:53Running 1 4:38v median −0:24
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Block 02 5:57Running 2 4:32v median −0:47
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 4:38v median −0:54
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Block 04 9:28Running 4 4:36v median −1:01
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 4:42v median −1:06
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 4:40v median −1:08
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Block 07 9:16Running 7 4:48v median −0:59
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Block 08 10:28Running 8 6:44v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:53
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.