The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Heather Eirschele & Connard Melton finished 992nd of 1,230 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:44:18.
A station race more than a running one: 47% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 2:12 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 12:30, behind 90% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:49Running 1 6:01v median +1:04
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Block 02 9:45Running 2 7:20v median +1:19
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Block 03 11:23Running 3 7:16v median +0:58
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Block 04 11:24Running 4 7:28v median +1:10
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Block 05 13:22Running 5 8:31v median +2:11
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Block 06 10:34Running 6 8:18v median +2:03
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Block 07 11:56Running 7 7:14v median +0:59
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Block 08 12:44Running 8 8:09v median +2:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:30
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 1230
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,230 mixed teams who finished.