The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Washington DC 2026, Denise Appel & Samantha Bondo crossed the line in 1:27:33: 157th of 395 women's teams, faster than 60% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 90% of the field across all eight, against 43% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 0:58 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:07 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Washington DC ran slow: the 884 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:00 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:08Running 1 5:33v median +0:21
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 6:16v median −0:03
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Block 03 9:59Running 3 6:44v median +0:10
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Block 04 10:31Running 4 7:03v median +0:27
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Block 05 11:55Running 5 7:03v median +0:25
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Block 06 8:48Running 6 7:11v median +0:35
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Block 07 10:24Running 7 6:55v median +0:18
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Block 08 10:16Running 8 6:19v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:01
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 395
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 395 women's teams who finished.