The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Washington DC 2026, Owen Vermeersch crossed the line in 1:25:00: 133rd of 440 men, faster than 70% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:40 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Washington DC gained about 1:55.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:47Running 1 3:51v median −0:24
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 5:00v median −0:19
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Block 03 10:18Running 3 5:28v median −0:15
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Block 04 8:44Running 4 5:19v median −0:24
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:30v median −0:19
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:35v median −0:09
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Block 07 10:21Running 7 5:21v median −0:15
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Block 08 12:46Running 8 4:58v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:58
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 439
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 439 men who finished.