The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Washington DC 2026, Katherine Watson & Emilee Linder crossed the line in 1:32:29: 613th of 1,382 women's teams, faster than 56% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 82% of the field beaten on the stations, against 42% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:11 quicker than the median and 65th of 1,382. The race faded late: the second half went 1:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:24Running 1 4:35v median −0:50
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 6:25v median −0:06
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Block 03 11:16Running 3 7:30v median +0:40
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 7:34v median +0:42
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Block 05 12:36Running 5 7:26v median +0:34
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Block 06 8:58Running 6 7:09v median +0:20
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Block 07 10:29Running 7 7:25v median +0:37
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Block 08 11:08Running 8 6:46v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:21
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.