The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hannah OSullivan & Holly Smith finished in the top 10% of the field at Gdansk 2026, in 1:08:47 for 17th of 653 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 75% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:44 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:28, was faster than 96% of the field.
Gdansk gave the field time back: about 1:56 faster than the average race this season, by 247 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:57Running 1 3:26v median −1:27
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 4:16v median −1:39
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 4:25v median −1:47
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Block 04 8:20Running 4 4:27v median −1:45
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 4:30v median −1:48
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 4:31v median −1:39
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Block 07 7:29Running 7 4:39v median −1:31
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Block 08 8:41Running 8 5:02v median −1:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:28
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 649
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 649 women's teams who finished.