The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Boston 2026, Madison Fontaine & Elisheva Defeo crossed the line in 1:28:29: 213th of 426 women's teams, faster than 50% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:18. Stronger after halfway: 3:40 better against the middle of the field 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 9:41Running 1 4:47v median −0:10
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Block 02 8:43Running 2 5:49v median −0:10
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Block 03 11:41Running 3 6:13v median −0:03
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Block 04 10:51Running 4 6:01v median −0:20
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 6:07v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 5:54v median −0:28
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 5:52v median −0:26
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Block 08 11:34Running 8 5:59v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:29
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 426
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 426 women's teams who finished.