The race, in three figures
The race, in words
courtney crutch & Merinda Buitendag finished 472nd of 693 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:30:29.
A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:09 from the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:37 worse 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 9:26Running 1 4:44v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 5:25v median +0:10
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 5:34v median +0:06
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Block 04 9:52Running 4 5:44v median +0:11
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Block 05 11:15Running 5 6:20v median +0:36
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 6:17v median +0:37
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Block 07 10:37Running 7 6:41v median +1:00
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Block 08 13:52Running 8 9:30v median +1:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:05
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.