The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Taylah Joyce & Mel Evans at Sydney 2026: 1:06:48, 16th of 693 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 99% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 74% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:32 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:14, was faster than 99% 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 8:20Running 1 3:45v median −1:19
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Block 02 5:37Running 2 3:50v median −1:25
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Block 03 7:45Running 3 3:58v median −1:30
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Block 04 7:15Running 4 3:56v median −1:37
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Block 05 8:57Running 5 4:01v median −1:43
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Block 06 5:41Running 6 4:00v median −1:40
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Block 07 7:08Running 7 4:12v median −1:29
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Block 08 9:59Running 8 5:35v median −2:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:14
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 671
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 671 women's teams who finished.