The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Washington DC 2026, Beth Kemler & Kylie Birgy crossed the line in 1:30:02: 174th of 395 women's teams, faster than 56% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 76% of the field beaten on the stations, against 42% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:43 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:36 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Washington DC. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:33Running 1 5:39v median +0:27
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Block 02 8:21Running 2 6:41v median +0:22
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Block 03 10:55Running 3 7:07v median +0:33
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Block 04 10:49Running 4 7:03v median +0:27
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Block 05 12:10Running 5 6:55v median +0:17
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Block 06 8:37Running 6 6:58v median +0:22
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 6:56v median +0:19
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Block 08 10:12Running 8 6:03v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:13
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.