The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kimberly Ferguson & Prue Townsend finished 218th of 1,256 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:14:30, faster than 83% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 62% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:04 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 3:19 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:57Running 1 4:09v median −0:50
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Block 02 5:50Running 2 4:22v median −0:51
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Block 03 8:33Running 3 4:39v median −0:46
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Block 04 8:44Running 4 4:35v median −0:54
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:40v median −0:59
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Block 06 6:21Running 6 4:53v median −0:46
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 4:46v median −0:54
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Block 08 10:47Running 8 6:39v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:46
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.