The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:37 at Sydney 2026 put Inna Merkin & Marie Zanin 223rd of 616 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 64% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:40.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 3:18 faster than the average race this season, by 1,108 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:14Running 1 4:22v median −0:31
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 4:45v median −0:34
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 4:59v median −0:31
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 4:52v median −0:44
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:10v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 4:54v median −0:50
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Block 07 9:12Running 7 5:03v median −0:40
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Block 08 11:50Running 8 6:58v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:37
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.