The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Beijing 2026, 颖 王 & 明珠 赵 crossed the line in 1:20:24: 52nd of 286 women's teams, faster than 82% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. A harder second half: 2:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:43, was faster than 90% of the field.
Beijing gave the field time back: about 3:20 faster than the average race this season, by 278 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:23Running 1 4:33v median −0:53
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 5:01v median −0:46
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 5:08v median −0:56
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 4:55v median −1:10
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:18v median −0:57
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 5:13v median −1:00
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Block 07 8:57Running 7 5:28v median −0:47
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Block 08 12:32Running 8 6:25v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:43
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.