The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Toronto 2026, Sarah Paupst & Desiree Piper crossed the line in 1:31:42: 330th of 765 women's teams, faster than 57% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 67% of the field across all eight, against 47% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:58 on the median. A harder second half: 2:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Toronto cost the whole field time: about 2:07 more than the average race this season, going by 539 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:33Running 1 6:58v median −0:11
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Block 02 8:51Running 2 6:55v median +0:13
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 7:01v median +0:01
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Block 04 11:54Running 4 7:16v median +0:16
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Block 05 12:25Running 5 7:24v median +0:13
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Block 06 9:16Running 6 7:23v median +0:18
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Block 07 11:40Running 7 7:21v median +0:19
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Block 08 10:25Running 8 5:57v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:24
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 741
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 741 women's teams who finished.