The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Phoenix 2026, Karen Medina & Emily Willson crossed the line in 1:14:52: 83rd of 758 women's teams, faster than 89% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:16 of the median. Time in the roxzone, 4:52, was faster than 97% of the field.
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 9:34Running 1 4:50v median −1:17
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Block 02 6:40Running 2 4:50v median −1:16
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Block 03 8:48Running 3 5:04v median −1:16
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Block 04 9:03Running 4 5:01v median −1:21
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:01v median −1:34
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:06v median −1:25
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Block 07 8:55Running 7 5:10v median −1:20
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Block 08 9:46Running 8 5:24v median −1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:52
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.