The race, in three figures
The race, in words
3:07:36 at Washington DC 2026 put Melissa Rudolph 770th of 774 women in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 15:41 behind the median. A harder second half: 15:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 16:55, behind 97% of the field.
Washington DC gave the field time back: about 2:22 faster than the average race this season, by 719 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:31Running 1 7:09v median +2:22
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Block 02 13:35Running 2 10:20v median +4:26
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Block 03 17:36Running 3 10:42v median +4:27
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Block 04 31:43Running 4 10:24v median +4:10
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Block 05 18:15Running 5 11:36v median +5:13
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Block 06 13:55Running 6 10:48v median +4:27
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Block 07 34:37Running 7 13:10v median +6:56
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Block 08 27:38Running 8 11:33v median +5:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:55
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.