The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:55:02 at Washington DC 2026 put Paola Kessel 572nd of 774 women in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 44% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 13:11, behind 88% 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 11:24Running 1 5:18v median +0:31
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Block 02 9:34Running 2 6:34v median +0:40
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Block 03 13:36Running 3 7:25v median +1:10
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Block 04 13:52Running 4 7:36v median +1:22
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Block 05 13:50Running 5 7:32v median +1:09
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Block 06 10:49Running 6 7:42v median +1:21
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Block 07 13:45Running 7 7:36v median +1:22
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Block 08 15:10Running 8 7:34v median +1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:11
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.