The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Audrey Blankenship & Elly Fox at Boston 2026: 1:12:37, 49th of 691 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 74% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:41, was faster than 96% of the field.
Boston ran slow: the 758 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:10 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:06Running 1 3:40v median −1:32
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Block 02 6:39Running 2 4:29v median −1:41
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 4:57v median −1:32
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Block 04 8:24Running 4 4:51v median −1:37
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 4:58v median −1:37
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 4:52v median −1:41
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Block 07 8:01Running 7 4:59v median −1:31
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Block 08 11:37Running 8 5:29v median −1:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:41
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 690
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 690 women's teams who finished.