The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Niamh Cronin & Sarah Donlon crossed the line in 1:15:56: 260th of 1,256 women's teams, faster than 79% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 58% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:38 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 7:25, was faster than 89% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 3:19.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:25Running 1 4:41v median −0:18
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 4:49v median −0:24
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 4:58v median −0:27
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Block 04 9:38Running 4 4:56v median −0:33
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:49v median −0:50
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Block 06 6:15Running 6 4:48v median −0:51
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Block 07 8:28Running 7 4:48v median −0:52
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Block 08 10:26Running 8 6:25v median −1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:25
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.