The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Valeria Rubio & Nicole Wells at Phoenix 2026: 1:11:03, 30th of 758 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 72% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:16 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:22, was faster than 91% of the field.
This was a slow day in Phoenix. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:17.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:02Running 1 4:33v median −1:34
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 4:33v median −1:33
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 4:54v median −1:26
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Block 04 8:36Running 4 4:45v median −1:37
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 4:56v median −1:39
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 4:52v median −1:39
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 4:43v median −1:47
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Block 08 8:48Running 8 4:47v median −2:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:22
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 752
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 752 women's teams who finished.