The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Washington DC 2026, Theresa Kemp & Sophia McCormick crossed the line in 1:29:23: 496th of 1,382 women's teams, faster than 64% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:10 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Washington DC ran slow: the 884 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:00 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:45Running 1 4:41v median −0:44
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 5:22v median −1:09
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Block 03 10:18Running 3 5:31v median −1:19
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Block 04 11:03Running 4 5:30v median −1:22
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 5:24v median −1:28
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:32v median −1:17
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Block 07 10:14Running 7 5:42v median −1:06
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Block 08 15:18Running 8 8:22v median +2:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:12
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.