The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Stephanie Hipgrave & Eilin Mc Evoy crossed the line in 1:19:07: 114th of 514 women's teams, faster than 78% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 95% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 32% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:11 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 3:19 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 8:42Running 1 4:11v median −0:51
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Block 02 6:00Running 2 4:33v median −0:46
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Block 03 8:48Running 3 4:44v median −0:48
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Block 04 8:57Running 4 4:48v median −0:49
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 4:53v median −0:55
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 5:09v median −0:39
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 5:57v median +0:10
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Block 08 11:37Running 8 3:01v median −5:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:00
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.