The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Washington DC 2026, Garrett Maples & Adam Smith crossed the line in 1:16:10: 127th of 444 men's teams, faster than 71% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:19 of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:16 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Washington DC ran slow: the 487 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:17 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:28Running 1 4:18v median −0:21
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 5:08v median −0:29
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Block 03 9:06Running 3 5:20v median −0:35
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Block 04 8:49Running 4 5:14v median −0:46
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 5:13v median −0:57
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 5:15v median −0:43
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Block 07 8:49Running 7 5:11v median −0:41
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Block 08 9:59Running 8 4:53v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:42
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.