The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Washington DC 2026, Qingzhao Ruan & Yu Ding crossed the line in 1:12:10: 82nd of 444 men's teams, faster than 82% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:17 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:02 better 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 8:15Running 1 4:11v median −0:28
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 5:08v median −0:29
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Block 03 8:27Running 3 5:12v median −0:43
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Block 04 7:21Running 4 5:13v median −0:47
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 5:14v median −0:56
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 5:12v median −0:46
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 5:21v median −0:31
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Block 08 8:43Running 8 5:02v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:29
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.