The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Washington DC 2026, Rachel Barkan & Jamie Gudyka crossed the line in 1:23:37: 296th of 1,382 women's teams, faster than 79% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 0:51 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:32 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 9:59Running 1 4:47v median −0:38
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 5:43v median −0:48
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Block 03 11:05Running 3 5:51v median −0:59
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 5:38v median −1:14
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 5:37v median −1:15
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:38v median −1:11
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 5:31v median −1:17
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Block 08 9:39Running 8 5:07v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:14
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.