The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Holly Simpson finished 425th of 774 women in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:43:30.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:32 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Washington DC ran fast: the 719 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:22 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:57Running 1 4:34v median −0:13
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 5:49v median −0:05
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Block 03 12:54Running 3 6:08v median −0:07
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Block 04 13:33Running 4 6:06v median −0:08
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Block 05 12:05Running 5 6:13v median −0:10
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Block 06 9:06Running 6 6:35v median +0:14
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Block 07 13:49Running 7 6:31v median +0:17
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Block 08 14:04Running 8 6:47v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:46
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.