The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Mast finished 270th of 440 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:38:50.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 15% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:54 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:11 worse 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 9:35Running 1 4:28v median +0:13
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 4:33v median −0:46
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 4:47v median −0:56
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Block 04 13:44Running 4 4:42v median −1:01
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 4:52v median −0:57
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 4:52v median −0:52
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Block 07 12:46Running 7 5:01v median −0:35
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Block 08 18:40Running 8 4:56v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:17
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.