The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sara Bempkins & Ashley Healy finished 422nd of 426 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Boston 2026, in 2:15:52.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:16. The race faded late: the second half went 2:55 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:46, behind 90% of the field.
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 14:09Running 1 8:41v median +3:44
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Block 02 12:27Running 2 10:18v median +4:19
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Block 03 16:40Running 3 10:49v median +4:33
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Block 04 16:51Running 4 11:01v median +4:40
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Block 05 17:04Running 5 11:20v median +4:55
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Block 06 13:38Running 6 11:26v median +5:04
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Block 07 18:19Running 7 11:10v median +4:52
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Block 08 17:07Running 8 11:34v median +4:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:46
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.