The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Meeks & Jack Lishman finished in the top 10% of the field at Washington DC 2026, in 1:08:21 for 44th of 444 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 71% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:05 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:54, ahead of 91% of the field.
This was a slow day in Washington DC. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:17.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:44Running 1 3:34v median −1:05
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:19v median −1:18
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Block 03 8:31Running 3 5:03v median −0:52
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Block 04 7:43Running 4 4:47v median −1:13
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:44v median −1:26
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:40v median −1:18
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Block 07 8:20Running 7 4:49v median −1:03
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Block 08 8:13Running 8 4:11v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:54
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 441
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 441 men's teams who finished.