The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Melbourne 2025, Natalie Chapman & Tammy Beecroft crossed the line in 1:14:58: 196th of 1,173 women's teams, faster than 83% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 59% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:17 from the median. Quick through the roxzone: 8:11, ahead of 86% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:27Running 1 2:47v median −0:29
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 4:40v median −0:57
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Block 03 8:40Running 3 4:49v median −0:59
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Block 04 8:50Running 4 4:57v median −0:57
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:08v median −0:54
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Block 06 7:03Running 6 5:09v median −0:54
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Block 07 8:25Running 7 5:04v median −0:56
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Block 08 9:51Running 8 5:56v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:11
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1169
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,169 women's teams who finished.