The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Giovanni Meier finished 285th of 440 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:40:18.
Legs and stations told different stories: 46% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:58. A harder second half: 2:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:58Running 1 4:26v median +0:11
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Block 02 8:31Running 2 5:23v median +0:04
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 5:37v median −0:06
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Block 04 15:45Running 4 5:42v median −0:01
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 5:58v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 5:54v median +0:10
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Block 07 14:08Running 7 5:44v median +0:08
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Block 08 15:53Running 8 6:09v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:03
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.