The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Washington DC 2026, Victoria Alao & Bezawit Alemu crossed the line in 1:26:19: 389th of 1,382 women's teams, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:41 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:40Running 1 4:26v median −0:59
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 5:25v median −1:06
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 5:39v median −1:11
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Block 04 10:25Running 4 5:39v median −1:13
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 5:54v median −0:58
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:37v median −1:12
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Block 07 11:52Running 7 5:56v median −0:52
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Block 08 10:51Running 8 5:10v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:15
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.