The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melissa Shaia & Mara Shaia finished 541st of 695 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:50:55.
The stations carried this race: faster than 45% of the field across all eight, against 20% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:51 better against the middle of the field than the first. 13:44 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
Washington DC cost the whole field time: about 2:00 more than the average race this season, going by 884 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:45Running 1 5:57v median +0:27
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Block 02 11:23Running 2 8:17v median +1:40
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Block 03 13:37Running 3 8:23v median +1:28
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Block 04 12:25Running 4 8:15v median +1:14
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Block 05 13:28Running 5 7:49v median +0:46
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Block 06 9:43Running 6 7:55v median +0:57
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Block 07 10:45Running 7 7:44v median +0:46
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Block 08 14:13Running 8 9:25v median +2:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:44
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 695
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 695 women's teams who finished.