The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Deborah Palacheck finished 144th of 774 women in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:25:13, faster than 81% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 59% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:29 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 6:40, ahead of 90% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Washington DC gained about 2:22.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:38Running 1 3:50v median −0:57
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 4:47v median −1:07
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Block 03 10:55Running 3 4:53v median −1:22
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Block 04 11:51Running 4 4:57v median −1:17
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 4:51v median −1:32
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 4:54v median −1:27
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 4:57v median −1:17
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Block 08 12:08Running 8 4:31v median −1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:40
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 773
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 773 women who finished.