The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Boston 2026, Gretchen Freihofer & Rachel Mello crossed the line in 1:19:29: 116th of 691 women's teams, faster than 83% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 92% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 40% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:27 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:56, ahead of 93% of the field.
This was a slow day in Boston. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:10.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:05Running 1 4:28v median −0:44
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 5:07v median −1:03
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Block 03 9:57Running 3 5:07v median −1:22
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Block 04 10:58Running 4 5:06v median −1:22
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:03v median −1:32
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 5:10v median −1:23
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Block 07 9:37Running 7 5:13v median −1:17
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Block 08 10:42Running 8 5:27v median −1:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:56
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.