The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Washington DC 2026, Christopher Quarve & Adam Piepgrass crossed the line in 1:15:03: 109th of 444 men's teams, faster than 76% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 87% of the field across all eight, against 67% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:07 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:25 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 8:34Running 1 4:26v median −0:13
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 5:26v median −0:11
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 5:34v median −0:21
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Block 04 8:36Running 4 5:40v median −0:20
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:38v median −0:32
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:39v median −0:19
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Block 07 8:22Running 7 5:35v median −0:17
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Block 08 9:00Running 8 4:50v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:38
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.