The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Anne Thorby & Heather Down at Sydney 2026: 1:09:03, 37th of 693 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 75% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:59, was faster than 95% of the field.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 3:18 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 8:26Running 1 3:58v median −1:06
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Block 02 5:34Running 2 4:03v median −1:12
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Block 03 7:39Running 3 4:06v median −1:22
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Block 04 8:00Running 4 4:06v median −1:27
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:12v median −1:32
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Block 06 5:54Running 6 4:16v median −1:24
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Block 07 7:55Running 7 4:17v median −1:24
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Block 08 9:45Running 8 5:53v median −2:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:59
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.