The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Sydney 2026, Kirsty Conias & Joanne Fricker crossed the line in 1:19:32: 186th of 616 women's teams, faster than 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:56 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 3:18 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:17Running 1 4:29v median −0:24
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 4:59v median −0:20
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 4:57v median −0:33
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Block 04 9:33Running 4 5:04v median −0:32
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 4:55v median −0:47
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 5:01v median −0:43
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Block 07 9:21Running 7 5:06v median −0:37
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Block 08 11:02Running 8 6:49v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:17
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 608
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 608 women's teams who finished.