The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Washington DC 2026, Dave Durandisse & Harold Poindexter crossed the line in 1:11:55: 80th of 444 men's teams, faster than 82% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 97% of the field across all eight, against 70% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:28 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:05 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Washington DC cost the whole field time: about 1:17 more than the average race this season, going by 487 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:44Running 1 3:57v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 4:44v median −0:53
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Block 03 7:21Running 3 5:17v median −0:38
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Block 04 7:57Running 4 5:36v median −0:24
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 6:08v median −0:02
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 5:43v median −0:15
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Block 07 8:05Running 7 5:28v median −0:24
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Block 08 9:34Running 8 5:13v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:24
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.