The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:52 at Sydney 2026 put Catherine Schmidt & Laine McPherson 409th of 1,256 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:43 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:30 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 3:19 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:47Running 1 4:21v median −0:38
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 4:49v median −0:24
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Block 03 8:50Running 3 5:04v median −0:21
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Block 04 9:19Running 4 5:11v median −0:18
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:23v median −0:16
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:20v median −0:19
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Block 07 9:39Running 7 5:11v median −0:29
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Block 08 11:38Running 8 7:17v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:14
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.