The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:49 at Washington DC 2026 put Ronald Herb 282nd of 440 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:50. The race faded late: the second half went 2:02 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Washington DC gave the field time back: about 1:55 faster than the average race this season, by 894 athletes who raced both. Ronald Herb's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:11Running 1 4:18v median +0:03
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Block 02 9:32Running 2 5:24v median +0:05
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Block 03 11:33Running 3 5:53v median +0:10
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Block 04 12:27Running 4 5:56v median +0:13
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 5:58v median +0:09
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 5:41v median −0:03
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Block 07 13:03Running 7 5:43v median +0:07
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Block 08 16:04Running 8 5:24v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:18
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.