The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Grace Donaldson & Sophia Hamilton crossed the line in 1:18:49: 198th of 693 women's teams, faster than 71% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 91% of the field beaten on the stations, against 63% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:00 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:25 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Sydney ran fast: the 1,108 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:18 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:39Running 1 4:21v median −0:43
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:39v median −0:36
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 6:32v median +1:04
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Block 04 8:59Running 4 5:42v median +0:09
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:11v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 5:03v median −0:37
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Block 07 8:28Running 7 5:08v median −0:33
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Block 08 10:59Running 8 7:29v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:16
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.