The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joana Matos & Ava Blackburn finished 572nd of 742 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Boston 2026, in 1:44:49.
A station race more than a running one: 43% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:29 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:14, behind 85% 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 9:31Running 1 4:46v median −0:26
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Block 02 9:39Running 2 6:49v median +0:36
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Block 03 15:27Running 3 11:02v median +4:28
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Block 04 12:53Running 4 7:20v median +0:45
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Block 05 12:30Running 5 7:37v median +0:56
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Block 06 9:26Running 6 7:09v median +0:33
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Block 07 11:58Running 7 7:47v median +1:11
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Block 08 13:19Running 8 8:45v median +1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:14
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.