The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Brisbane 2026, Lucy Melvin & Elissa Manefield crossed the line in 1:22:25: 206th of 522 women's teams, faster than 61% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 77% of the field beaten on the stations, against 48% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:49 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:58 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Brisbane gained about 1:44.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:32Running 1 7:50v median +2:40
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 5:35v median −0:10
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 5:37v median −0:28
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Block 04 9:12Running 4 5:44v median −0:24
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 6:00v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 5:57v median −0:12
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Block 07 8:28Running 7 5:42v median −0:28
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Block 08 9:58Running 8 5:57v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:19
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 519
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 519 women's teams who finished.