The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Toronto 2025, Carolyn Smyth & Sophie Smyth crossed the line in 1:31:28: 342nd of 821 women's teams, faster than 58% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 33% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:13. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:32 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Toronto cost the whole field time: about 3:54 more than the average race this season, going by 609 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:32Running 1 5:19v median −0:19
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Block 02 8:45Running 2 6:04v median −0:36
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Block 03 12:13Running 3 6:28v median −0:27
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Block 04 10:39Running 4 6:35v median −0:23
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Block 05 12:11Running 5 6:42v median −0:31
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Block 06 8:30Running 6 6:41v median −0:24
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Block 07 10:38Running 7 6:39v median −0:29
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Block 08 10:15Running 8 5:35v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:53
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 796
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 796 women's teams who finished.