The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sophie Shephard & Alice Rettie finished 178th of 1,256 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:13:24, faster than 86% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:33 on the median. A harder second half: 1:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 7:28, was faster than 88% of the field.
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 8:18Running 1 3:49v median −1:10
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Block 02 5:34Running 2 4:16v median −0:57
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 4:37v median −0:48
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Block 04 8:18Running 4 4:29v median −1:00
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:37v median −1:02
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 6:04v median +0:25
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Block 07 7:58Running 7 4:30v median −1:10
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Block 08 10:35Running 8 6:29v median −1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:28
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.