The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Kyana Sandmann & Brittney Davidson crossed the line in 1:22:48: 287th of 693 women's teams, faster than 59% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 66% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 46% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:10 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:08 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:56Running 1 5:23v median +0:19
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 5:05v median −0:10
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 5:16v median −0:12
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Block 04 9:23Running 4 5:06v median −0:27
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:00v median −0:44
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 4:59v median −0:41
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 5:23v median −0:18
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Block 08 11:45Running 8 7:24v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:35
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.