The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Femke Pusey & Donna Hughes crossed the line in 1:12:59: 167th of 1,256 women's teams, faster than 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 91% of the field beaten on the runs, 65% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:33 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 7:36, was faster than 86% 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 8:30Running 1 4:06v median −0:53
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Block 02 5:46Running 2 4:13v median −1:00
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Block 03 8:20Running 3 4:31v median −0:54
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Block 04 8:48Running 4 4:29v median −1:00
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:35v median −1:04
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:46v median −0:53
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Block 07 8:09Running 7 4:39v median −1:01
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Block 08 10:16Running 8 6:22v median −1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:36
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1220
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,220 women's teams who finished.