The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Charles Broesche finished 410th of 440 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 2:10:19.
A station race more than a running one: 23% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:59 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 6:46 faster at Washington DC 2026 than at Las Vegas 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:06Running 1 6:56v median +2:41
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Block 02 12:23Running 2 8:35v median +3:16
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Block 03 14:13Running 3 9:09v median +3:26
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Block 04 17:11Running 4 9:24v median +3:41
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Block 05 14:44Running 5 9:17v median +3:28
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Block 06 12:25Running 6 8:50v median +3:06
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Block 07 17:13Running 7 8:29v median +2:53
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Block 08 18:20Running 8 9:05v median +3:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:50
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.