The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Patrick Bowler took 3rd of 10 in the 60–64 age group at Washington DC 2026, in 1:34:17.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:43. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:06 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Washington DC ran fast: the 894 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:55 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:57Running 1 4:14v median −0:01
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Block 02 8:31Running 2 4:51v median −0:28
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Block 03 11:41Running 3 5:11v median −0:32
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Block 04 12:56Running 4 5:08v median −0:35
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:18v median −0:31
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:16v median −0:28
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Block 07 12:31Running 7 5:11v median −0:25
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Block 08 14:06Running 8 5:06v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:54
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.