The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Smith Jr finished 386th of 440 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:58:00.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 5:25 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Washington DC gave the field time back: about 1:55 faster than the average race this season, by 894 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:46Running 1 4:52v median +0:37
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Block 02 10:31Running 2 6:25v median +1:06
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Block 03 11:57Running 3 6:46v median +1:03
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Block 04 18:22Running 4 6:52v median +1:09
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Block 05 12:47Running 5 7:13v median +1:24
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Block 06 9:45Running 6 7:24v median +1:40
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Block 07 14:48Running 7 7:36v median +2:00
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Block 08 18:57Running 8 6:40v median +1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:16
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.