The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, Jillian Russell & Lauren Begnaud crossed the line in 1:20:22: 186th of 1,160 women's teams, faster than 84% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 92% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 44% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 3:27 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:23, was faster than 88% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:16Running 1 5:26v median −1:19
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:57v median −1:05
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Block 03 11:11Running 3 5:07v median −1:11
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 5:16v median −1:05
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:03v median −1:26
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 5:07v median −1:18
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Block 07 8:54Running 7 5:03v median −1:23
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Block 08 9:43Running 8 5:03v median −1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:23
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1159
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,159 women's teams who finished.