The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maggie Pham & Linda Nguyen finished 470th of 514 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:49:45.
A station race more than a running one: 33% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. A harder second half: 12:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:54 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
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 10:32Running 1 5:38v median +0:36
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Block 02 8:02Running 2 6:15v median +0:56
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Block 03 11:04Running 3 6:51v median +1:19
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Block 04 10:45Running 4 7:09v median +1:32
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Block 05 13:48Running 5 7:56v median +2:08
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Block 06 10:02Running 6 7:47v median +1:59
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Block 07 11:52Running 7 7:26v median +1:39
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Block 08 20:54Running 8 15:04v median +6:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:54
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.