The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Ryan finished 302nd of 440 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:42:49.
A station race more than a running one: 41% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:06 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 8:30 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 5:54 faster at Washington DC 2026 than at Boston 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:32Running 1 4:06v median −0:09
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Block 02 8:43Running 2 5:27v median +0:08
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Block 03 10:43Running 3 6:01v median +0:18
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Block 04 13:32Running 4 6:20v median +0:37
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Block 05 12:14Running 5 6:53v median +1:04
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Block 06 9:38Running 6 7:03v median +1:19
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Block 07 13:04Running 7 7:48v median +2:12
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Block 08 17:41Running 8 7:45v median +2:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:52
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.