The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Boston 2026, Melissa Lail & Yun-Ting Lee crossed the line in 1:28:10: 280th of 742 women's teams, faster than 62% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 84% of the field across all eight, against 46% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:24 quicker than the median and 21st of 742. A harder second half: 2:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Boston cost the whole field time: about 2:10 more than the average race this season, going by 758 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:15Running 1 4:31v median −0:41
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 5:59v median −0:14
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 6:19v median −0:15
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Block 04 11:08Running 4 6:37v median +0:02
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Block 05 12:21Running 5 7:19v median +0:38
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Block 06 9:28Running 6 7:43v median +1:07
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 7:17v median +0:41
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Block 08 11:11Running 8 7:26v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:33
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 708
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 708 women's teams who finished.