The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Beijing 2026, 然 童 & 沁雯 刘 crossed the line in 1:17:55: 36th of 286 women's teams, faster than 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 68% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:36 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:04 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Beijing gained about 3:20.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:02Running 1 4:29v median −0:57
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 4:57v median −0:50
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 5:10v median −0:54
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Block 04 8:38Running 4 4:46v median −1:19
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 4:58v median −1:17
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 5:00v median −1:13
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Block 07 8:03Running 7 4:50v median −1:25
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Block 08 9:42Running 8 5:31v median −1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:10
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 281
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 281 women's teams who finished.