The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alyssa Smith & Michele Blumenthal finished 261st of 1,382 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:22:36, faster than 81% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 92% of the field beaten on the stations, against 72% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:15 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:59 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:51Running 1 5:20v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 6:02v median −0:29
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Block 03 9:46Running 3 6:12v median −0:38
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 6:12v median −0:40
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Block 05 11:18Running 5 6:24v median −0:28
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 6:01v median −0:48
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 6:02v median −0:46
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Block 08 9:13Running 8 5:25v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:02
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1381
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,381 women's teams who finished.