The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Brisbane 2026, Stella Lam & Filippa Backstrom crossed the line in 1:22:10: 289th of 758 women's teams, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:56 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:02 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 1:45.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:23Running 1 4:52v median −0:20
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 5:24v median −0:23
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Block 03 10:27Running 3 5:31v median −0:32
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Block 04 10:21Running 4 5:32v median −0:33
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:33v median −0:35
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:35v median −0:32
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 5:33v median −0:32
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Block 08 10:34Running 8 5:28v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:26
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 757
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 757 women's teams who finished.