The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Nesky & Rob Sterling finished 123rd of 444 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:15:40, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:18. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:34 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 8:33Running 1 4:22v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 5:01v median −0:36
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 5:14v median −0:41
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Block 04 8:50Running 4 5:17v median −0:43
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:15v median −0:55
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 5:10v median −0:48
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 5:00v median −0:52
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Block 08 10:54Running 8 4:48v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:57
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.