The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:31 at Phoenix 2026 put Sarah Swanson & Nicole Wiese 177th of 529 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:55 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Phoenix cost the whole field time: about 1:17 more than the average race this season, going by 579 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:26Running 1 5:37v median −0:21
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 5:22v median −0:30
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Block 03 9:12Running 3 5:27v median −0:38
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Block 04 9:10Running 4 5:34v median −0:34
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Block 05 11:14Running 5 5:50v median −0:28
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:48v median −0:28
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 5:52v median −0:24
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Block 08 11:01Running 8 6:19v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 526
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 526 women's teams who finished.